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Abstract
Let \(A\subseteq [N]\) be such that for any pair of distinct subsets \(B,C\subseteq A\), the products \(\prod_{b\in B}b\) and \(\prod_{c\in C}c\) are distinct. We prove that \(|A|\leq \pi(N)+\pi(N^{1/2})+o(\pi(N^{1/2}))\), where \(\pi\) is the prime counting function, answering a question of Erdős.
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Acta Mathematica Hungarica is devoted to publishing research articles of top quality in all areas of pure and applied mathematics as well as in theoretical computer science. The journal is published yearly in three volumes (two issues per volume, in total 6 issues) in both print and electronic formats. Acta Mathematica Hungarica (formerly Acta Mathematica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae) was founded in 1950 by the Hungarian Academy of Sciences.