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In this paper we use refined approximations for Chebyshev's $\vartheta$-function to establish new explicit estimates for the prime counting function $\pi(x)$, which improve the current best estimates for large values of $x$. As an…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2017-03-30 Christian Axler

The primary purpose of this article is to study the asymptotic and numerical estimates in detail for higher degree polynomials in $\pi(x)$ having a general expression of the form, \begin{align*} P(\pi(x)) - \frac{e x}{\log x} Q(\pi(x/e)) +…

General Mathematics · Mathematics 2024-08-20 Subham De

We show that for Beurling generalized numbers the prime number theorem in remainder form $$\pi(x) = \operatorname*{Li}(x) + O\left(\frac{x}{\log^{n}x}\right) \quad \mbox{for all } n\in\mathbb{N}$$ is equivalent to (for some $a>0$) $$N(x) =…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2017-08-24 Gregory Debruyne , Jasson Vindas

We provide approximations to the prime counting function by various discretized versions of the logarithmic integral function, expressed solely in terms of the harmonic numbers. We demonstrate with explicit error bounds that these…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2021-01-05 Jesse Elliott

We show that for any $k$-times continuously differentiable function $f:[a,\infty)\longrightarrow{\mathbb R}$, any integer $q\ge 0$ and any $\alpha>1$ the inequality $$\liminf_{x\to\infty} \frac{x^k \cdot\log x\cdot \log_2 x\cdot\dots\cdot…

Classical Analysis and ODEs · Mathematics 2015-09-09 Jürgen Grahl , Shahar Nevo

The distribution of prime numbers is here considered. We show a formula for $li^{-1}$ and we study the $\pi(x)$ function and Riemann's hypothesis.

Number Theory · Mathematics 2007-05-23 A. Balan

We note an interesting and under-expressed fact from Chebyshev's initial bounding for the prime counting function, $\pi(x) := \# \{p \leq x : p \text{ prime}\},$ based upon a selection of fixed coefficients $d\in D$ to show $\psi(x) \asymp…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2020-12-29 Connor Paul Wilson

We improve the unconditional explicit bounds for the error term in the prime counting function $\psi(x)$. In particular, we prove that, for all $x>2$, we have \[ \left| \psi(x)-x \right| < 9.22106 \, x \, (\log x)^{3/2}…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2023-05-18 Andrew Fiori , Habiba Kadiri , Joshua Swidinsky

This research article provides an unconditional proof of an inequality proposed by Srinivasa Ramanujan involving the Prime Counting Function $\pi(x)$, \begin{align*} (\pi(x))^{2}<\frac{ex}{\log x}\pi\left(\frac{x}{e}\right) \end{align*} for…

General Mathematics · Mathematics 2024-08-21 Subham De

Let $\pi_{q,a}(x)$ denote the number of primes $\le x$ in the progression $a$ modulo $q$. We study subtle inequities in these functions, with $q$ fixed and variable $a$ (sometimes called 'prime race problems'). It is known unconditionally…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2019-10-22 Kevin Ford , Sergei Konyagin

In this paper we give new estimates for integrals involving some arithmetic functions defined over prime numbers. The main focus here is on the prime counting function $\pi(x)$ and the Chebyshev $\vartheta$-function. Some of these estimates…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2022-03-18 Christian Axler

Standard prime-number counting functions, such as $\psi(x)$, $\theta(x)$, and $\pi(x)$, have error terms with limiting logarithmic distributions once suitably normalized. The same is true of weighted versions of those sums, like $\pi_r(x) =…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2026-05-07 Shubhrajit Bhattacharya , Greg Martin , Reginald M. Simpson

In this paper we give a variant of the Robin inequality which states that $\frac{\sigma(n)}{n} \leq \frac{e^\gamma}{2} \log\log n + \frac{0.7398\cdots}{\log\log n}$ for any odd integer $n \geq 3$.

Number Theory · Mathematics 2022-03-22 Yoshihiro Koya

The Prime Number Theorem states that the number of primes in $\{1,\ldots,x\}$, denoted $\pi(x)$, is approximately $\frac{x}{\ln(x)}$. In this paper, we investigate the distribution of primes for domains other than $\N$. First we look at…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2025-10-20 Johnathan Cai , Ryan Diehl , William Gasarch , Ian Kim , Rohan Sinha

The function $\epsilon(x)=\mbox{li}(x)-\pi(x)$ is known to be positive up to the (very large) Skewes' number. Besides, according to Robin's work, the functions $\epsilon_{\theta}(x)=\mbox{li}[\theta(x)]-\pi(x)$ and…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2013-03-19 Michel Planat , Patrick Solé

We arrive at some new relations for the prime number $P_n$, based on the logarithmic and absolute-value properties of the function $\pi(x)$.

Number Theory · Mathematics 2011-08-16 Boris B. Benyaminov

We derive explicit upper bounds for various functions counting primes in arithmetic progressions. By way of example, if $q$ and $a$ are integers with $\gcd(a,q)=1$ and $3 \leq q \leq 10^5$, and $\theta(x;q,a)$ denotes the sum of the…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2018-11-29 Michael A. Bennett , Greg Martin , Kevin O'Bryant , Andrew Rechnitzer

For a real number $k$, define $\pi_k(x) = \sum_{p\le x} p^k$. When $k>0$, we prove that $$ \pi_k(x) - \pi(x^{k+1}) = \Omega_{\pm}\left(\frac{x^{\frac12+k}}{\log x} \log\log\log x\right) $$ as $x\to\infty$, and we prove a similar result when…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2022-09-27 Lawrence C. Washington

It is well known that $li(x)>\pi(x)$ (i) up to the (very large) Skewes' number $x_1 \sim 1.40 \times 10^{316}$ \cite{Bays00}. But, according to a Littlewood's theorem, there exist infinitely many $x$ that violate the inequality, due to the…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2013-03-20 Adel Alamadhi , Michel Planat , Patrick Solé

This short note provides a sharper upper bound of a well known inequality for the sum of divisors function. This is a problem in pure mathematics related to the distribution of prime numbers. Furthermore, the technique is completely…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2023-09-18 N. A. Carella