I ran L(n) to 100 million and found:
- Failures occur only at odd composite numbers
- Even variant: L(n) ≤ 0 holds for all even n (zero exceptions)
- Prime variant: L(n) ≤ 0 holds for all primes (5.76M tested)
The failures cluster in regions with large prime gaps. Found a predictive formula:
E[Σλ] ≈ -0.39 + 0.083g
where g is gap size. Larger gaps push L(n) positive.
Code and data in the Zenodo link. Curious if these restricted variants are known in the literature - couldn't find
references.