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R1194claimStatus: reportedEvidence: SupportedReplay: source only

[#R1194] Current status and unresolved remainder

claim. OPEN as of 2026-07-31. The maintained Erdős Problems database at commit 8138974387d9030542daabe67faaa33eff9356f8 lists Problem 124 as open. The unresolved remainder is the full displayed statement. Give a rigorous proof or counterexample that completely resolves this statement: Erdős Problem 124: Let $k$ be a nonzero integer, and let $D$ be a finite set of integers, each at least $3$, such that \[\sum_{d \in D} \frac{1}{d-1} \geq 1\] and $\gcd(D) = 1$. For each $d \in D$ and each integer $k \geq 0$, let $S(d,k)$ denote the set of natural numbers that can be written as \[\sum_{i \in s} d^i\] for some finite set $s$ of integers with $i \geq k$ for all $i \in s$. Does every sufficiently large natural number belong to the set \[\sum_{d \in D} S(d,k),\] that is, can it be expressed as $\sum_{d \in D} x_d$ where $x_d \in S(d,k)$ for each $d \in D$?

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1Summary

OPEN as of 2026-07-31. The maintained Erdős Problems database at commit 8138974387d9030542daabe67faaa33eff9356f8 lists Problem 124 as open. The unresolved remainder is the full displayed statement.

A complete resolution must satisfy this condition: Give a rigorous proof or counterexample that completely resolves this statement: Erdős Problem 124: Let $k$ be a nonzero integer, and let $D$ be a finite set of integers, each at least $3$, such that \[\sum_{d \in D} \frac{1}{d-1} \geq 1\] and $\gcd(D) = 1$. For each $d \in D$ and each integer $k \geq 0$, let $S(d,k)$ denote the set of natural numbers that can be written as \[\sum_{i \in s} d^i\] for some finite set $s$ of integers with $i \geq k$ for all $i \in s$. Does every sufficiently large natural number belong to the set \[\sum_{d \in D} S(d,k),\] that is, can it be expressed as $\sum_{d \in D} x_d$ where $x_d \in S(d,k)$ for each $d \in D$?

Supported evidence. Replay readiness: source only.

2Evidence

Replay package: source only

A verification source is cited. This record has no executable replay attached.

Verification source: www.erdosproblems.com ↗, See dataset.references[0] for the exact external source and locator.

3How it connects

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4Agent packet

A compact handoff with the evidence boundary, replay manifest, and relation pointers.

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  "title": "Current status and unresolved remainder",
  "summary": "OPEN as of 2026-07-31. The maintained Erdős Problems database at commit 8138974387d9030542daabe67faaa33eff9356f8 lists Problem 124 as open. The unresolved remainder is the full displayed statement. Give a rigorous proof or counterexample that completely resolves this statement: Erdős Problem 124: Let $k$ be a nonzero integer, and let $D$ be a finite set of integers, each at least $3$, such that\n\\[\\sum_{d \\in D} \\frac{1}{d-1} \\geq 1\\]\nand $\\gcd(D) = 1$. For each $d \\in D$ and each integer $k \\geq 0$, let $S(d,k)$ denote the set of natural numbers that can be written as\n\\[\\sum_{i \\in s} d^i\\]\nfor some finite set $s$ of integers with $i \\geq k$ for all $i \\in s$. Does every sufficiently large natural number belong to the set\n\\[\\sum_{d \\in D} S(d,k),\\]\nthat is, can it be expressed as $\\sum_{d \\in D} x_d$ where $x_d \\in S(d,k)$ for each $d \\in D$?",
  "relevance": "For erdos problem 124, pins the dated research frontier: OPEN as of 2026-07-31. The maintained Erdős Problems database at commit 8138974387d9030542daabe67faaa33eff9356f8 lists Problem 124 as open. The unresolved remainder is the full displayed statement. Give a rigorous proof or counterexample that completely resolves this statement: Erdős Problem 124.",
  "relevance_source": "recorded",
  "body": "OPEN as of 2026-07-31. The maintained Erdős Problems database at commit 8138974387d9030542daabe67faaa33eff9356f8 lists Problem 124 as open. The unresolved remainder is the full displayed statement.\n\nA complete resolution must satisfy this condition: Give a rigorous proof or counterexample that completely resolves this statement: Erdős Problem 124: Let $k$ be a nonzero integer, and let $D$ be a finite set of integers, each at least $3$, such that\n\\[\\sum_{d \\in D} \\frac{1}{d-1} \\geq 1\\]\nand $\\gcd(D) = 1$. For each $d \\in D$ and each integer $k \\geq 0$, let $S(d,k)$ denote the set of natural numbers that can be written as\n\\[\\sum_{i \\in s} d^i\\]\nfor some finite set $s$ of integers with $i \\geq k$ for all $i \\in s$. Does every sufficiently large natural number belong to the set\n\\[\\sum_{d \\in D} S(d,k),\\]\nthat is, can it be expressed as $\\sum_{d \\in D} x_d$ where $x_d \\in S(d,k)$ for each $d \\in D$?",
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  "evidence_grade": "sourced",
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    "citation": {
      "url": "https://www.erdosproblems.com/124",
      "locator": "See dataset.references[0] for the exact external source and locator."
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  "source": {
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  },
  "models": [],
  "relations": [
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5Provenance

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Project
erdos-problem-124-source-review
Locator
See dataset.references[0] for the exact external source and locator.
License
CC0-1.0
Contributors
TheoremDB maintainers
Public record
R1194
Stable alias
erdos-problem-124-claim-status-20260731
Projection
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