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Betrothed numbers

Betrothed numbers

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Problem statement

same_parity_betrothed

Same parity betrothed numbers conjecture. Do there exist betrothed numbers (m,n)(m, n) where both have the same parity (both even or both odd)?

All known betrothed pairs consist of one even and one odd number.

The requirement m≠nm \neq n is part of the question: IsBetrothed n n\mathrm{IsBetrothed}\ n\ n says σ(n)=2n+1\sigma(n) = 2n + 1, i.e. that nn is quasiperfect, which is the separate open problem QuasiperfectNumbers.exists_quasiperfect.

infinitely_many_betrothed

Infinitude of betrothed numbers conjecture. Are there infinitely many betrothed number pairs?

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import FormalConjecturesUtil

/-!
# Betrothed numbers

*References:*
- [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betrothed_numbers)
- [OEIS A005276](https://oeis.org/A005276)
-/

namespace BetrothedNumbers

open scoped ArithmeticFunction.sigma

/--
Two natural numbers $m$ and $n$ are **betrothed**  (or quasi-amicable) if $\sigma(m) = \sigma(n) = m + n + 1$,
where $\sigma$ is the sum-of-divisors function. Equivalently, the sum of the proper divisors
of $m$ equals $n + 1$, and the sum of the proper divisors of $n$ equals $m + 1$.
-/
@[mk_iff]
structure IsBetrothed (m n : ℕ) : Prop where
  left : σ 1 m = m + n + 1
  right : σ 1 n = m + n + 1

/-- The smallest known betrothed pair $(48, 75)$. -/
@[category test, AMS 11]
theorem betrothed_48_75 : IsBetrothed 48 75 := by
  constructor <;> decide

/-- `IsBetrothed` is symmetric. -/
@[category test, AMS 11]
theorem IsBetrothed.symm {m n : ℕ} (h : IsBetrothed m n) : IsBetrothed n m := by
  rw [isBetrothed_iff] at *
  omega

/--
**Same parity betrothed numbers conjecture.**
Do there exist betrothed numbers $(m, n)$ where both have the same parity
(both even or both odd)?

All known betrothed pairs consist of one even and one odd number.

The requirement $m \neq n$ is part of the question: $\mathrm{IsBetrothed}\ n\ n$ says
$\sigma(n) = 2n + 1$, i.e. that $n$ is quasiperfect, which is the separate open problem
`QuasiperfectNumbers.exists_quasiperfect`.
-/
@[category research open, AMS 11]
theorem same_parity_betrothed :
    answer(sorry) ↔ ∃ m n : ℕ, m ≠ n ∧ IsBetrothed m n ∧ (Even m ↔ Even n) := by
  sorry

/--
**Infinitude of betrothed numbers conjecture.**
Are there infinitely many betrothed number pairs?

-/
@[category research open, AMS 11]
theorem infinitely_many_betrothed :
    answer(sorry) ↔ {p : ℕ × ℕ | p.1 < p.2 ∧ IsBetrothed p.1 p.2}.Infinite := by
  sorry

end BetrothedNumbers

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References
  1. [1]Formal Conjectures — Betrothed numbers link
  2. [2]Original reference cited in the formalization link
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