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Counterexamples to a conjecture of Kamenetsky on OEIS A173419

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Define a(n) as the number corresponding to the shortest computation using only addition, subtraction, or multiplication, as A173419 states on the related OEIS page. In a comment to the sequence, D. Kamenetsky conjectured that a(p) $\ge$ a(p -1) for every prime. We show that the conjecture is false through four counterexamples below 5000 that satisfy the condition a(p) < a(p -1). They are exactly 3359, 3623, 4909, and 4943.

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Rosario Patanè. 2026-09-21. Counterexamples to a conjecture of Kamenetsky on OEIS A173419. https://arxiv.org/abs/2609.28512

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