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The number of powers of 2 in a representation of large even integers II

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It is proved that for any integerk≥ 54 000, there isN k >0 depending onk only such that every even integer ≥N k is a sum of two odd prime numbers andk powers of 2.

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  1. Shandong University, 250100, Jinan, China

    Jianya Liu

  2. The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China

    Mingchit Liu

  3. Henan University, 475001, Kaifeng, China

    Tianze Wang

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Project partially supported by RGC Research Grant (No.HKU 7122/97P) and Post-Doctoral Fellowship of the University of Hong Kong.

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Liu, J., Liu, M. & Wang, T. The number of powers of 2 in a representation of large even integers II. Sci. China Ser. A-Math. 41, 1255–1271 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02882266

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