
A small survey of work done on estimating the number of integers without large prime factors up to around 1950 is provided. Around 1950 N.G. de Bruijn published results that dramatically advanced the subject and started a new era in this topic.
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Mathematics - Number Theory, Mathematics - History and Overview, History and Overview (math.HO), Research exposition (monographs, survey articles) pertaining to number theory, 11N25 (Primary) 34K25 (Secondary), psixyology, \(y\)-friable integers, FOS: Mathematics, History of number theory, Number Theory (math.NT), integers without large prime factors, Distribution of integers with specified multiplicative constraints
Mathematics - Number Theory, Mathematics - History and Overview, History and Overview (math.HO), Research exposition (monographs, survey articles) pertaining to number theory, 11N25 (Primary) 34K25 (Secondary), psixyology, \(y\)-friable integers, FOS: Mathematics, History of number theory, Number Theory (math.NT), integers without large prime factors, Distribution of integers with specified multiplicative constraints
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