International Journal of Mathematics and Mathematical Sciences (Jan 2002)

Sequences and series involving the sequence of composite numbers

  • Panayiotis Vlamos

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1155/S016117120201284X
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 31, no. 1
pp. 31 – 36

Abstract

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Denoting by pn and cn the nth prime number and the nth composite number, respectively, we prove that both the sequence (xn)n≥1, defined by xn=∑k=1n (ck+1−ck) / k−pn / n, and the series ∑n=1∞ (pcn−cpn) / npn are convergent.