\magnification 1200\hsize 5truein\nopagenumbers\vskip 1.5in\centerline{{\bf Multiplicities}}\vskip 0.5in\noindentDefine $\mu(N)$ to be the number of elliptic curve factors of $J_0(N)$.\noindentUsing results of MESTRE (rank bound in terms of conductor, under GRH) and SILVERMAN (number of integral points bounded by function of rank), BRUMERobserved that$$\mu(N)= {\cal O}\left(N^{c\over\log\log N}\right)$$for some constant~$c$.\vskip 0.5in\noindentIf $\mu(N)$ is unbounded for $N$ prime, $N\to\infty$, then the rank of the curve$Y^2=X^3\pm N$ is unbounded, as is the 3-rank of the class group of ${\bfQ}(\sqrt{N})$.\vskip 0.5in\noindentFor conductor $N=61,263,451$ there are 13~curves of this conductor.\vskip 0.5in\centerline{\bf PRELIMINARY DISTRIBUTION}$$\vbox{\settabs 2\columns\+$\mu$& Number of Curves\cr\+ 1 & $\leq 268020$\cr\+2 & \hfill$\geq 15004$\cr\+3 & \hfill$\geq 3267$\cr\+ 4 & \hfill$\geq 487$\cr\+5 & 159\cr\+6 & 49 \cr\+ 7 & 26\cr\+8 & 7\cr\+9 & 7\cr\+10 & 4 \cr\+ 13 & 1\cr}$$ \bye