Erdős Problem #700 — Let f(n)=min⁡1<k≤n/2gcd(n,(nk)).f(n)=\min_{1<k\leq n/2}\textrm{gcd}\left(n,\binom{n}{k}\right). - Characterise those composite nn such that f(n)=n/P(n)f(n)=n/P(n), where P(n)P(n) is the largest prime dividing nn.

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Let f(n)=min⁡1<k≤n/2gcd(n,(nk)).f(n)=\min_{1<k\leq n/2}\textrm{gcd}\left(n,\binom{n}{k}\right).

  • Characterise those composite nn such that f(n)=n/P(n)f(n)=n/P(n), where P(n)P(n) is the largest prime dividing nn.

  • Are there infinitely many composite nn such that f(n)>n1/2f(n)>n^{1/2}?

  • Is it true that, for every composite nn, f(n)≪An(log⁡n)Af(n) \ll_A \frac{n}{(\log n)^A} for every A>0A>0?

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