Permutation conjecture for prime-exponent LCMs of distinct covering systems
A distinct covering system is a covering system whose moduli are distinct integers greater than . Let , let , , and be positive integers, and let denote the least common multiple of its moduli. For a permutation of with , the permutation conjecture. If there exists a distinct covering system with least modulus and
then there exists a distinct covering system with least modulus and
The conjecture motivates restricting the analysis to exponents ordered as . The supplied text gives no resolution status.
References
Primary source
Joshua Harrington, Jonah Klein, Joshua Lowrance and Ognian Trifonov, “Covering systems where the prime divisors of all moduli are only 2, 3, or 5”, arXiv:2605.18644 (2026).
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