2026-07-072026-07-07http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/127762We consider the question of approximating any real number $α$ by sums of $n$ rational numbers $\frac{a_1}{q_1} + \frac{a_2}{q_2} + ... + \frac{a_n}{q_n}$ with denominators $1 \leq q_1, q_2, ..., q_n \leq N$. This leads to an inquiry on approximating a real number by rational numbers with a prescribed number of prime factors in the denominator.8 pagesNumber Theory11J04; 11L07Approximating reals by sums of rationalstext