We explore a conjecture posed by Eswarathasan and Levine on the distribution of p-adic valuations of harmonic numbers H(n)=1+1/2+⋯+1/n that states that the set Jp of the positive integers n such that p divides the numerator of H(n) is finite. We proved two results, using a modular-arithmetic approach, one for non-Wolstenholme primes and the other for Wolstenholme primes, on an anomalous asymptotic behaviour of the p-adic valuation of H(pmn) when the p-adic valuation of H(n) equals exactly 3.

p-adic valuation of harmonic sums and their connections with Wolstenholme primes

Carofiglio L.;
2024-01-01

Abstract

We explore a conjecture posed by Eswarathasan and Levine on the distribution of p-adic valuations of harmonic numbers H(n)=1+1/2+⋯+1/n that states that the set Jp of the positive integers n such that p divides the numerator of H(n) is finite. We proved two results, using a modular-arithmetic approach, one for non-Wolstenholme primes and the other for Wolstenholme primes, on an anomalous asymptotic behaviour of the p-adic valuation of H(pmn) when the p-adic valuation of H(n) equals exactly 3.
2024
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Harmonic numbers; Harmonic sums; Wolstenholme primes
Carofiglio L.; De Filpo L.; Gambini A.
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