RE: Sum of 1/Primes
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- From: "DrBob" <drbob at bigfoot.com>
- Date: Thu, 3 Oct 2002 05:33:26 -0400 (EDT)
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Timing[Sum[1./Prime[n], {n, 1000000}]]
{13.860000000000001*Second, 3.0682190480544405}
Bobby
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From: Matthias.Bode at oppenheim.de [mailto:Matthias.Bode at oppenheim.de]
To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net
Subject: [mg36974] [mg36910] Sum of 1/Primes
Dear Colleagues,
I calculated:
Sum[1/Prime[n], {n, 15000}] // N
Result: 2.74716
Now I wonder if this sum will converge or keep on growing, albeit very
slowly.
Best regards,
Matthias Bode
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