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Singmaster's conjecture says there is a finite upper bound on the number of times a number (other than the $1$s on the edge) can appear in Pascal's triangle. The upper bound may be as low as $8$. If so, then no number (besides those $1$s) appears more than eight times in Pascal's triangle. Only one number is known to appear that many times: $$ \binom{3003}{1} = \binom{78}{2} = \binom{15}{5} = \binom{14}{6} $$

It has been proved that infinitely many numbers appear twice; similarly three times, four times, and six times. It is unknown whether any number appears five times or seven times.

Singmaster states that Erdős said the conjecture is probably true but probably difficult to prove.

This is the second time I've seen this question on MathOverflow and this will be the second time I've posted this answer.

Singmaster's conjecture says there is a finite upper bound on the number of times a number (other than the $1$s on the edge) can appear in Pascal's triangle. The upper bound may be as low as $8$. If so, then no number (besides those $1$s) appears more than eight times in Pascal's triangle. Only one number is known to appear that many times: $$ \binom{3003}{1} = \binom{78}{2} = \binom{15}{5} = \binom{14}{6} $$

It has been proved that infinitely many numbers appear twice; similarly three times, four times, and six times. It is unknown whether any number appears five times or seven times.

Singmaster states that Erdős said the conjecture is probably true but probably difficult to prove.

This is the second time I've seen this question on mathoverflow and this will be the second time I'vve posted this answer.

Singmaster's conjecture says there is a finite upper bound on the number of times a number (other than the $1$s on the edge) can appear in Pascal's triangle. The upper bound may be as low as $8$. If so, then no number (besides those $1$s) appears more than eight times in Pascal's triangle. Only one number is known to appear that many times: $$ \binom{3003}{1} = \binom{78}{2} = \binom{15}{5} = \binom{14}{6} $$

It has been proved that infinitely many numbers appear twice; similarly three times, four times, and six times. It is unknown whether any number appears five times or seven times.

Singmaster states that Erdős said the conjecture is probably true but probably difficult to prove.

This is the second time I've seen this question on MathOverflow and this will be the second time I've posted this answer.

Singmaster's conjecture says there is a finite upper bound on the number of times a number (other than the $1$s on the edge) can appear in Pascal's triangle. The upper bound may be as low as $8$. If so, then no number (besides those $1$s) appears more than eight times in Pascal's triangle. Only one number is known to appear that many times: $$ \binom{3003}{1} = \binom{78}{2} = \binom{15}{5} = \binom{14}{6} $$

It has been proved that infinitely many numbers appear twice; similarly three times, four times, and six times. It is unknown whether any number appears five times or seven times.

Singmaster states that Erdős said the conjecture is probably true but probably difficult to prove.

This is the second time I've seen this question on mathoverflow and this will be the second time I'vve posted this answer.

Singmaster's conjecture says there is a finite upper bound on the number of times a number (other than the $1$s on the edge) can appear in Pascal's triangle. The upper bound may be a low as $8$. If so, then no number (besides those $1$s) appears more than eight times in Pascal's triangle. Only one number is known to appear that many times: $$ \binom{3003}{1} = \binom{78}{2} = \binom{15}{5} = \binom{14}{6} $$

It has been proved that infinitely many numbers appear twice; similarly three times, four times, and six times. It is unknown whether any number appears five times or seven times.

Singmaster states that Erdős said the conjecture is probably true but probably difficult to prove.

This is the second time I've seen this question on mathoverflow and this will be the second time I'vve posted this answer.

Singmaster's conjecture says there is a finite upper bound on the number of times a number (other than the $1$s on the edge) can appear in Pascal's triangle. The upper bound may be as low as $8$. If so, then no number (besides those $1$s) appears more than eight times in Pascal's triangle. Only one number is known to appear that many times: $$ \binom{3003}{1} = \binom{78}{2} = \binom{15}{5} = \binom{14}{6} $$

It has been proved that infinitely many numbers appear twice; similarly three times, four times, and six times. It is unknown whether any number appears five times or seven times.

Singmaster states that Erdős said the conjecture is probably true but probably difficult to prove.