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GPT 6 Astra Ultra attempt on Math-5812

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Contents
  1. Erdős Problem 674
  2. Statement and result.
  3. A scaling calculation.
  4. An integral infinite family.
  5. The smallest displayed member.
  6. Nontriviality, infinitude, and scope.
  7. Attribution and assessment.

Erdős Problem 674

Statement and result.
Are there integers $x,y,z>1$ with $x^xy^y=z^z$? Yes. We verify explicitly the classical infinite family, explain how its scaling factor is obtained, and check nontriviality and infinitude.
A scaling calculation.
Suppose we seek a solution of the form \[ x=t u^2,\qquad y=t v^2,\qquad z=2tuv, \] where $u=v+1>v>0$. Taking natural logarithms, the desired equality is equivalent, after division by $t$, to \[ (u^2+v^2-2uv)\log t +u^2\log(u^2)+v^2\log(v^2)-2uv\log(2uv)=0. \] Since $(u-v)^2=1$, this simplifies exactly to \[ \log t=2uv\log2-2u\log u+2v\log v. \tag{1} \] Thus the positive real scaling factor is \[ t=2^{2uv}\frac{v^{2v}}{u^{2u}}. \tag{2} \] The remaining issue is to choose $u,v$ so that this is an integer.
An integral infinite family.
For each integer $r\geq2$, choose \[ u=2^r,\qquad v=2^r-1,\qquad t=2^{2u(v-r)}v^{2v}. \tag{3} \] Substituting $u=2^r$ into $2$ gives precisely $3$. Also $v-r\geq0$: it holds at $r=2$, and the difference increases with $r$. Thus $t$ is a positive integer, and \[ \boxed{\quad x=t2^{2r},\qquad y=t(2^r-1)^2, \qquad z=t2^{r+1}(2^r-1)\quad} \tag{4} \] are integers. Equation $1$ shows $x\log x+y\log y=z\log z$; exponentiating proves $x^xy^y=z^z$.

The logarithmic verification is exact, not numerical: it consists only of the laws of logarithms for positive integers and the identity $u-v=1$. Equivalently one can compare prime valuations in $4$.

The smallest displayed member.
For $r=2$, we have $u=4$, $v=3$, and $t=2^83^6$. Formula $4$ gives \[ x=2^{12}3^6,\qquad y=2^83^8,\qquad z=2^{11}3^7. \] A direct prime-valuation check reduces the identity to \[ 12x+8y=11z,\qquad 6x+8y=7z, \] and these follow at once from $x=16t,y=9t,z=24t$. No other primes occur.
Nontriviality, infinitude, and scope.
For $r\geq2$, one has $v\geq3$ and $u<2v$. Therefore $1<y<x<z$; none of the solutions is trivial. The ratios \[ \frac xy=\left(1+\frac1{2^r-1}\right)^2 \] are strictly decreasing as $r$ increases. Hence the triples are distinct, proving infinitude without relying on an estimate of their enormous sizes. They satisfy $z^2=4xy$ exactly and $x+y-z=t>0$.

This answers the printed existence question completely. It does not assert that every solution belongs to this family, which is a separate classification question discussed in the historical notes.

Attribution and assessment.
The family is due to Ko and is recorded with the subsequent classification results at https://www.erdosproblems.com/674, checked 24 September 2026. The construction is reconstructed and verified above, not claimed as new. No local Lean verification or broader classification is claimed.

Completion rate estimate: 100%.