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Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge / 2021 / ii / Paper 4 / 1I (Number Theory)

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Legendre formula gives
vp​(n2n​)=∑j≥1​(⌊2n/pj⌋−2⌊n/pj⌋),
(1)
whose summands are zero or one. If the sum is at least k, some nonzero summand has index j≥k, whence pk≤pj≤2n.
Grouping the von Mangoldt function by prime gives
ψ(x)=∑p≤x​⌊logx/logp⌋logp.
(2)
Every prime-power contribution to log(n2n​) occurs in ψ(2n) by the first part. Finally (n2n​)=∏j=1n​(n+j)/j≥2n, so ψ(2n)≥nlog2.

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