Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
4593947 Journal of Number Theory 2014 10 Pages PDF
Abstract

Let M(x)M(x) denote the median largest prime factor of the integers in the interval [1,x][1,x]. We prove thatM(x)=x1eexp(−lif(x)/x)+Oϵ(x1ee−c(logx)3/5−ϵ), where lif(x)=∫2x{x/t}logtdt. From this, we obtain the asymptoticM(x)=eγ−1ex1e(1+O(1logx)), where γ is the Euler–Mascheroni constant. This answers a question posed by Martin [3], and improves a result of Selfridge and Wunderlich [7].

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