Problem Statement
Is\[\sum_{n\geq 2}\frac{1}{n!-1}\]irrational?
Categories:
Number Theory Irrationality
Progress
The decimal expansion is A331373 in the OEIS. Weisenberg has observed that this sum can also be written as\[\sum_{k\geq 1}\sum_{n\geq 2}\frac{1}{(n!)^k}.\]Erdős [Er88c] notes that $\sum \frac{1}{n!+t}$ should be transcendental for every integer $t$.Source: erdosproblems.com/68 | Last verified: January 13, 2026