Euler was aware of the connection between the zeta function
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and the sequence of prime numbers 2, 3, 5, 7,...
To see this notices that![]()
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and similarly
+...
Continuing indefinitely we have![]()
so that![]()
Euler was aware of the connection between the zeta function
![]()
and the sequence of prime numbers 2, 3, 5, 7,...
To see this notices that![]()
so that![]()
and similarly
+...
Continuing indefinitely we have![]()
so that![]()