Sum of Sums over Primes that Divide the Index

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The discussion centers on the mathematical manipulation of double sums involving primes. The specific expression under consideration is ∑_{k=1}^{n} ∑_{p | k} \frac{1}{p}, where p represents prime numbers that divide the index k. A proposed equivalent formulation is ∑_{p=2}^{n} \frac{\left \lfloor n/p \right \rfloor}{p}, utilizing the floor function to simplify the sum over primes less than or equal to n. Further simplification of this expression is suggested as a potential area for exploration.

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I have seen double sums, but have come across a problem involving sums over primes. However, this sum is inside a second sum, and is taken over all primes that divide the outside index, like this:

\sum_{k=1}^{n} \sum_{p | k} \frac 1p

for p prime.

Is there any way to manipulate this? Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks!
 
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I think that's equivalent to \sum_{p=2}^{n} \frac{\left \lfloor n/p \right \rfloor}{p}, where the square brackets represent the floor function, and p runs through the primes less than or equal to n.

I don't know if that helps at all, and no doubt it can be simplified more so.
 

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