Product of primes less than or equal to n

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The discussion revolves around a problem involving the product of prime numbers less than or equal to a given integer n, specifically comparing it to the product of primes between n and 2n. Participants are exploring the validity of the inequality involving these products.

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  • Exploratory, Assumption checking, Conceptual clarification

Approaches and Questions Raised

  • Participants are attempting to demonstrate the inequality using the Prime Number Theorem (PNT) but are encountering difficulties. There are questions about the formatting of mathematical expressions in LaTeX, and some participants are suggesting clarifications on the notation used.

Discussion Status

Some participants have provided guidance on correcting LaTeX formatting issues. There is also a counter-example presented that challenges the initial assumption of the inequality's validity for certain values of n, prompting a reconsideration of the problem.

Contextual Notes

Participants note specific values of n (less than 8 and 18) where the inequality does not hold, indicating that the problem may require further exploration of its conditions and assumptions.

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I'm working on a problem and as long as I can show that
[tex]\prod_{p\leq n}p \leq \prod_{n<p\leq 2n}p [/ tex]<br /> then I'm done. But I'm having trouble with this..Can someone help? <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f61b.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":-p" title="Stick Out Tongue :-p" data-smilie="7"data-shortname=":-p" /><br /> <h2>Homework Equations</h2><br /> <h2>The Attempt at a Solution</h2><br /> <br /> I tried to use PNT but could not solve it..<br /> EDIT: and maybe someone could also tell why my tex commands did not work out..?[/tex]
 
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I can't really tell what you were going for with the tex. can you try to write it out with regular text and maybe then I can straighten out the tex?
 
R.P.F. said:

Homework Statement



I'm working on a problem and as long as I can show that
[tex]\prod_{p\leq n}p \leq \prod_{n<p\leq 2n}p[/tex]
then I'm done. But I'm having trouble with this..Can someone help? :-p

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The Attempt at a Solution



I tried to use PNT but could not solve it..
EDIT: and maybe someone could also tell why my tex commands did not work out..?

I corrected your tex. There was an extra space between the final "/" and "tex".
 
Petek said:
I corrected your tex. There was an extra space between the final "/" and "tex".

And I fail to see the obvious... :( I guess it's bed time. Really cool problem though! (not that I can solve it)
 
So, it's not always true. Not true for n less than 8, and not true again for n=18 (510,510 and 392,863). I'm supposing it's not true for other values of n, but I think this is sufficient counter-example to rethink the situation.
 

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