Discrete MathematicsVolume 149, Issues 1–3, 22 February 1996, Pages 313-317NoteCoprimes in blocks of successive integersAuthor links open overlay panelB.G. EkeShow moreShareCitehttps://doi.org/10.1016/0012-365X(94)00327-FGet rights and contentUnder an Elsevier user licenseopen archiveAbstractIs it possible to find in every run of n successive positive integers an integer which is coprime with each of the other n-1? It is shown that the answer is affirmative if n ⩽ 16 but negative when n = 17.Previous article in issueNext article in issueRecommended articlesCited by (0)Copyright © 1996 Published by Elsevier B.V.