Let denote the distance from to the nearest prime power. For not an integer and , the truncated Riemann–von Mangoldt explicit formula is
Zeros are counted with multiplicity. The constant term comes from , the logarithm collects the trivial zeros , and the finite sum contains the nontrivial zeros. Enlarging the implied constant covers .
The Riemann hypothesis is equivalent to
for every . In fact, the hypothesis and the Riemann–von Mangoldt explicit formula give the stronger bound. Conversely, the stated error continues holomorphically to , excluding zeros there; the functional equation supplies the other half.