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Computing Prime Harmonic Sums
Mathematics of Computation
  • Eric Bach
  • Dominic Klyve
  • Jonathan P Sorenson, Butler University
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2009
DOI
http://dx.doi.org/10.1090/S0025-5718-09-02249-2
Abstract

We discuss a method for computing Σ �≤� 1/�, using time about �2/3 and space about �1/3. It is based on the Meissel-Lehmer algorithm for computing the prime-counting function �(�), which was adapted and improved by Lagarias, Miller, and Odlyzko. We used this algorithm to determine the first point at which the prime harmonic sum first crosses.

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Citation Information
E. Bach, D. Klyve, and J. Sorenson, Computing Prime Harmonic Sums, Mathematics of Computation 78:2283-2305, 2009.