Mathematical constants | Number theory

Niven's constant

In number theory, Niven's constant, named after Ivan Niven, is the largest exponent appearing in the prime factorization of any natural number n "on average". More precisely, if we define H(1) = 1 and H(n) = the largest exponent appearing in the unique prime factorization of a natural number n > 1, then Niven's constant is given by where ζ is the Riemann zeta function. In the same paper Niven also proved that where h(1) = 1, h(n) = the smallest exponent appearing in the unique prime factorization of each natural number n > 1, o is little o notation, and the constant c is given by and consequently that (Wikipedia).

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The Euler Mascheroni Constant

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The Limit Does NOT Exist (Limit Example 4)

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Epsilon Delta Continuity (Example 6): 1/x

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f/g is continuous

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Derivative of a constant f(x) = -324

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Reciprocals (Limit Example 7)

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