New Proof That the Sum of the Reciprocals of Primes Diverges

Abstract

In this paper, we give a new proof of the divergence of the sum of the reciprocals of primes using the number of distinct prime divisors of positive integer n, and the placement of lattice points on a hyperbola given by n=pr with prime number p. We also offer both a new expression of the average sum of the number of distinct prime divisors, and a new proof of its divergence, which is very intriguing by its elementary approach.

Keywords

• number theory
• primes
• reciprocals of primes