arXiv · 2512.13669
Poisson--Dirichlet approximation for counting integers with divisors in an interval
Abstract
We give a simple inequality that compares the laws of two random variables taking values in a convex subset of a normed vector space. By combining this with Arratia's coupling, recently refined by Koukoulopoulos and the author, we obtain a general strategy to reduce the problem of finding an asymptotic formula for the number of integers whose prime factorization lies in any given subset of $\ell^1(\mathbb R)$ to bounding two key probabilities measuring proximity to the boundary of the subset in question. We apply this strategy to obtain an asymptotic formula for counting integers in $[1, x]$ that have a divisor in an interval $(y, z)$ in the regime $z/y \to \infty$ as $x \to \infty$.
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Tony Haddad. 2025-12-15. Poisson--Dirichlet approximation for counting integers with divisors in an interval. https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.13669
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