One form of Mertens' theorem is
Taking a ratio gives for .
There is an absolute constant , the Meissel–Mertens constant, such that
There is a constant such that
Taking logarithms reduces the result to the Mertens second theorem, because the terms of order and smaller form an absolutely convergent series.
If is the constant in the Mertens third theorem, then
Split the prime divisors of at . The small primes contribute at most to , while the large primes contribute a factor .

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