Erdos-Straus Conjecture Explorer

Search for counterexamples: Can 4/n be expressed as sum of three unit fractions?

About the Erdos-Straus Conjecture

The Conjecture

For all integers n ≥ 2, the fraction 4/n can be expressed as the sum of three unit fractions:

4/n = 1/x + 1/y + 1/z

where x, y, and z are positive integers.

Examples

n = 5: 4/5 = 1/2 + 1/4 + 1/20

n = 7: 4/7 = 1/2 + 1/7 + 1/14

n = 11: 4/11 = 1/3 + 1/11 + 1/33

The Challenge

Verified up to massive numbers, but not proven for all n. Finding a counterexample would be a major discovery!

Search for Solutions

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