Prime Number Related Notation Question

In summary, there is no standard notation for the function described, but it is commonly represented as either ∏(n) - ∏(n-1) or \frac{\Lambda(n)}{\log n}. It is also referred to as ##K(n)## or ##\Lambda_0(n)##.
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Is there any standard (or reasonably standard) notation for the following function?

Basically, it's

∏(n) - ∏(n-1)

or, which is the same thing,

[itex]\frac{\Lambda(n)}{\log n}[/itex]

(where ∏(n) is the Riemann prime counting function and [itex]\Lambda[/itex](n) is the Von Mangoldt function)

Basically, it's the function that is 1/a if n = p^a, where p is some prime, and 0 otherwise.

I use it all the time, and writing [itex]\frac{\Lambda(n)}{\log n}[/itex] for it is pretty unwieldy. Actually, while on the topic, does it have any sort of standard name?
 
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Not that I'm aware of, but you can simply call it as you want, say ##K(n)## or ##\Lambda_0(n)##.
 

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