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On the Digits of Partition Functions

arXiv:2602.07726 · doi:10.1007/s00026-026-00827-9

Abstract

We study a problem of Douglass and Ono concerning the smallest integer such that the partition function begins with a specified string of digits in base . By employing an elementary discrepancy framework, we establish new upper bounds that significantly improve upon previous results of Luca.

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