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Large irregularities in sets of multiples and sieves

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 February 2010

R. R. Hall
R. R. Hall
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Department of Mathematics, University of York, Heslington, York, YO1 5DD
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Let A = {ala2,…, an} be a finite set of (not necessarily distinct) positive integers and

be the corresponding set of multiples. My primary object here is to show that in fairly general circumstances there are significant irregularities in B(A), regarded as an ordered sequence.

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Research Article
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Mathematika , Volume 37 , Issue 1 , June 1990 , pp. 119 - 135
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Copyright © University College London 1990

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