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  2. Basel problem - Wikipedia

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    The sum of the series is approximately equal to 1.644934. [3] The Basel problem asks for the exact sum of this series (in closed form ), as well as a proof that this sum is correct. Euler found the exact sum to be π 2 / 6 {\displaystyle \pi ^{2}/6} and announced this discovery in 1735.

  3. Divergence of the sum of the reciprocals of the primes

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    It is almost certain that Euler meant that the sum of the reciprocals of the primes less than n is asymptotic to log log n as n approaches infinity. It turns out this is indeed the case, and a more precise version of this fact was rigorously proved by Franz Mertens in 1874. [3] Thus Euler obtained a correct result by questionable means.

  4. List of sums of reciprocals - Wikipedia

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    The sum of the reciprocals of the powerful numbers is close to 1.9436 . [4] The reciprocals of the factorials sum to the transcendental number e (one of two constants called "Euler's number"). The sum of the reciprocals of the square numbers (the Basel problem) is the transcendental number ⁠ π 2 / 6 ⁠, or ζ(2) where ζ is the Riemann zeta ...

  5. Harmonic number - Wikipedia

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    The harmonic number with = ⌊ ⌋ (red line) with its asymptotic limit + ⁡ (blue line) where is the Euler–Mascheroni constant.. In mathematics, the n-th harmonic number is the sum of the reciprocals of the first n natural numbers: [1] = + + + + = =.

  6. Reciprocals of primes - Wikipedia

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    A prime p (where p ≠ 2, 5 when working in base 10) is called unique if there is no other prime q such that the period length of the decimal expansion of its reciprocal, 1/p, is equal to the period length of the reciprocal of q, 1/q. [8] For example, 3 is the only prime with period 1, 11 is the only prime with period 2, 37 is the only prime ...

  7. Reciprocal totient summatory function - Wikipedia

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    In number theory, the totient summatory function is a summatory function of Euler's totient function defined by ():= = (),.It is the number of ordered pairs of coprime integers (p,q), where 1 ≤ p ≤ q ≤ n.

  8. Sums of powers - Wikipedia

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    The squircle is the case k = 4, a = b. Euler's sum of ... The sum of the reciprocals of all perfect ... is conjectured to have no solutions other than 1 1 + 2 1 = 3 1

  9. Riemann zeta function - Wikipedia

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    Since the harmonic series, obtained when s = 1, diverges, Euler's formula (which becomes Π p ⁠ p / p − 1 ⁠) implies that there are infinitely many primes. [5] Since the logarithm of ⁠ p / p − 1 ⁠ is approximately ⁠ 1 / p ⁠ , the formula can also be used to prove the stronger result that the sum of the reciprocals of the primes ...