Download PDFOpen PDF in browserCurrent versionThe Magic of Prime NumbersEasyChair Preprint no. 11786, version 210 pages•Date: January 18, 2024AbstractLet $\Psi(n) = n \cdot \prod_{q \mid n} \left(1 + \frac{1}{q} \right)$ denote the Dedekind $\Psi$ function where $q \mid n$ means the prime $q$ divides $n$. Define, for $n \geq 3$; the ratio $R(n) = \frac{\Psi(n)}{n \cdot \log \log n}$ where $\log$ is the natural logarithm. Let $N_{n} = 2 \cdot \ldots \cdot q_{n}$ be the primorial of order $n$. We prove if the inequality $R(N_{n+1}) < R(N_{n})$ holds for all primes $q_{n}$ (greater than some threshold), then the Riemann hypothesis is true and the Cramér's conjecture is false. In this note, using our criterion, we show that the Riemann hypothesis is true and the Cramér's conjecture is false. Keyphrases: Chebyshev function, Cramér's conjecture, prime numbers, Riemann hypothesis, Riemann zeta function
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