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On a kind of generalized multi-harmonic sums

Number Theory 2025-12-03 v2 Combinatorics

Abstract

Let pp be an odd prime, Jianqiang Zhao has established a curious congruence, which is i+j+k=pi,j,k>01ijk2Bp3(modp), \sum_{i+j+k=p \atop i,j,k > 0} \frac{1}{ijk} \equiv -2B_{p-3}\pmod p , where BnB_{n} denotes the nn-th Bernoulli number. In this paper, we will generalize this kind of sums and prove a family of similar congruences modulo prime powers prp^r.

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@article{arxiv.2511.23308,
  title  = {On a kind of generalized multi-harmonic sums},
  author = {Jiaqi Wang and Rong Ma},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2511.23308},
  year   = {2025}
}

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