Erdős Problem #48 — Infinitely many coincidences φ(n)=σ(m)\varphi(n)=\sigma(m)

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Are there infinitely many pairs of positive integers a,ba,b such that φ(a)=σ(b)\varphi(a)=\sigma(b)? Equivalently, do the ranges of Euler's totient function φ\varphi and the sum-of-divisors function σ\sigma have an infinite intersection?

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