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divergent series

Source: miklos schweitzer 1997 q2

September 21, 2021
number theoryreal analysis

Problem Statement

Let A = {1,4,6, ...} be a set of natural numbers n for which n is the product of an even number of primes and n+1 is the product of an odd number of primes (taking into account the multiplicity of prime powers). Prove that the series of the reciprocals of the elements of A is divergent. In other words, A={nλ(n)=1A=\{n|\lambda(n)=1 and λ(n+1)=1}\lambda(n+1)=-1\} , where λ\lambda is the liouville lambda function.