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On the denominators of harmonic numbers

Number Theory 2022-01-27 v1 Combinatorics

Abstract

Let HnH_n be the nn-th harmonic number and let vnv_n be its denominator. It is well known that vnv_n is even for every integer n2n\ge 2. In this paper, we study the properties of vnv_n. One of our results is: the set of positive integers nn such that vnv_n is divisible by the least common multiple of 1,2,,n1/41, 2, \cdots, \lfloor {n^{1/4}}\rfloor has density one. In particular, for any positive integer mm, the set of positive integers nn such that vnv_n is divisible by mm has density one.

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@article{arxiv.1711.00184,
  title  = {On the denominators of harmonic numbers},
  author = {Bing-Ling Wu and Yong-Gao Chen},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1711.00184},
  year   = {2022}
}

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6 pages