The explicit ABC conjecture with exponent 7/47/4

Let AA, BB, and CC be positive integers such that A+B=CA+B=C and (A,B)=1(A,B)=1. Define rad(ABC)\operatorname{rad}(ABC) to be the product of the distinct prime divisors of ABCABC. Explicit ABC conjecture. Then

max(A,B,C)<rad(ABC)7/4.\max(A,B,C)<\operatorname{rad}(ABC)^{7/4}.

This is a specific, stronger-than-standard explicit form of the ABC conjecture invoked to constrain even perfect numbers that are sums of two high-degree powers. Its truth is not established, so the resulting conditional consequences for perfect numbers do not settle the unconditional problem.

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Luis H. Gallardo and Joshua Zelinsky, “A Note on a Result of Makowski”, arXiv:2310.07077 (2025).

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