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In this article, we describe briefly a number-theoretic problem first studied by Sierpiński, now known as theSierpiński problem. The problem remains open.
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Shirali, S.A. The Sierpinski problem. Reson 11, 78–87 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02837277
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02837277