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The denominators of harmonic numbers (Revised)

Peter Shiu

Abstract

The denominators $d_n$ of the harmonic number $1+\frac12+\frac13+\cdots+\frac1n$ do not increase monotonically with~$n$. It is conjectured that $d_n=D_n={\rm LCM}(1,2,\ldots,n)$ infinitely often. For an odd prime $p$, the set $\{n:pd_n|D_n\}$ has a harmonic density. Moreover, for $2<p_1<p_2<\cdots<p_k$, with $\log p_1/\log p_i$ ($1\le i\le k$) being linearly independent, there exists $n$ such that $p_1p_2\cdots p_kd_n|D_n$.

The denominators of harmonic numbers (Revised)

Abstract

The denominators of the harmonic number do not increase monotonically with~. It is conjectured that infinitely often. For an odd prime , the set has a harmonic density. Moreover, for , with () being linearly independent, there exists such that .

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