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Problem #259: Is the sum\[\sum_{n} \mu(n)^2\frac{n}{2^n}\]irrational?

Is the sum\[\sum_{n} \mu(n)^2\frac{n}{2^n}\]irrational?

Problem Statement

Is the sum\[\sum_{n} \mu(n)^2\frac{n}{2^n}\]irrational?
Categories: Irrationality

Progress

In [Er88c] Erdős makes the stronger conjecture that any infinite subseries over squarefree numbers is also irrational.

This strong conjecture is true, and was proved by Chen and Ruzsa [ChRu99].

Source: erdosproblems.com/259 | Last verified: January 14, 2026

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