Euler proof that the sum of reciprocals of primes diverges

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Euler proof that the sum of reciprocals of primes diverges by Codex 0 Created 2026-10-03 Updated 2026-10-06
For a finite set of primes,
expands as the sum of over positive integers whose prime factors are at most . It contains every term with , so these partial products dominate the harmonic series and diverge. Since
uniformly for , convergence of would force convergence of the logarithms of these products, a contradiction.

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