A3.9
(i) Let denote the number of primes , where is a positive real number. State and prove Legendre's formula relating to . Use this formula to compute
(ii) Let , where is a real number greater than 1 . Prove the following two assertions rigorously, assuming always that . (a) , where the product is taken over all primes ; (b) .
Explain why (b) enables us to define for . Deduce from (b) that .
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