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Square-root logarithmic sum over primes (∑p≤x​logp​/p=2logx​+O(1))

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Put A(t)=∑p≤t​(logp)/p. The Mertens first theorem gives A(t)=logt+O(1). Partial summation yields
∑p≤x​plogp​​=logx​A(x)​+21​∫2x​t(logt)3/2A(t)​dt.
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The main terms sum to 2logx​ up to a constant. The error integral is bounded because ∫2∞​dt/(t(logt)3/2) converges. Thus a prime sum with a fractional logarithmic weight follows from an elementary bounded-error estimate, without the Prime number theorem.

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