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A024451 Numerator of Sum_{i = 1..n} 1/prime(i). 12
1, 5, 31, 247, 2927, 40361, 716167, 14117683, 334406399, 9920878441, 314016924901, 11819186711467, 492007393304957, 21460568175640361, 1021729465586766997, 54766551458687142251, 3263815694539731437539, 201015517717077830328949 (list; graph; refs; listen; history; internal format)
OFFSET

1,2

COMMENTS

Arithmetic derivative of p#: a(n) = A003415(A002110(n)). - Reinhard Zumkeller (reinhard.zumkeller(AT)gmail.com), Feb 25 2002)

(n-1)-st elementary symmetric functions of first n primes; see Mathematica section.  [From Clark Kimberling, Dec 29 2011]

REFERENCES

S. R. Finch, Mathematical Constants, Cambridge, 2003, Sect. 2.2.

D. S. Mitrinovic et al., Handbook of Number Theory, Kluwer, Sect. VII.28.

LINKS

T. D. Noe, Table of n, a(n) for n=1..100

FORMULA

lim_{n -> infinity} (Sum_{p <= n} 1/p - log log n) = 0.2614972... = A077761.

a(n) = prod_{i=1, n} prime(i))*sum(i=1, n, 1/prime(i)) - Benoit Cloitre (benoit7848c(AT)orange.fr), Jan 30 2002

(n+1)-st elementary symmetric function of the first n primes.

a(n) = a(n-1)*A000040(n) + A002110(n-1) - Henry Bottomley (se16(AT)btinternet.com), Sep 27 2006

EXAMPLE

1/2, 5/6, 31/30, 247/210, 2927/2310, 40361/30030, 716167/510510, 14117683/9699690, ...

MATHEMATICA

a[n_] := Numerator @ Sum[1/Prime[i], {i, n}]; Array[a, 18]  (* From Jean-François Alcover, Apr 11 2011 *)

f[k_] := Prime[k]; t[n_] := Table[f[k], {k, 1, n}]

a[n_] := SymmetricPolynomial[n - 1, t[n]]

Table[a[n], {n, 1, 16}] (* A024451 *)

(* Clark Kimberling, Dec 29 2011 *)

PROG

(MAGMA) [ Numerator(&+[ NthPrime(k)^-1: k in [1..n]]): n in [1..18] ];  // Bruno Berselli, Apr 11 2011

CROSSREFS

Denominators are A002110. See also A106830/A034386.

Sequence in context: A177797 A186859 A082579 * A046852 A056541 A126121

Adjacent sequences:  A024448 A024449 A024450 * A024452 A024453 A024454

KEYWORD

nonn,frac,easy,nice

AUTHOR

N. J. A. Sloane (njas(AT)research.att.com), Clark Kimberling (ck6(AT)evansville.edu)

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