Numerical Computations on Prime Numbers

23 January 2024, Version 2
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Abstract

Let $\Psi(n) = n \cdot \prod_{q \mid n} \left(1 + \frac{1}{q} \right)$ denote the Dedekind $\Psi$ function where $q \mid n$ means the prime $q$ divides $n$. Define, for $n \geq 3$; the ratio $R(n) = \frac{\Psi(n)}{n \cdot \log \log n}$ where $\log$ is the natural logarithm. Let $N_{n} = 2 \cdot \ldots \cdot q_{n}$ be the primorial of order $n$. We state that if the inequality $R(N_{n+1}) < R(N_{n})$ holds for all primes $q_{n}$ (greater than some threshold), then the Riemann hypothesis is true and the Cram{\'e}r's conjecture is false. In this note, we prove that the previous inequality always holds for all sufficiently large primes $q_{n}$. This manuscript was based on numerical computations which confirm and support the truthfulness of this mathematical result.

Keywords

Riemann hypothesis
Cramér's conjecture
prime numbers
Riemann zeta function
Chebyshev function

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