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Is it true thatconverges, where is the sequence of primes?

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number theory · open · formalized (Lean) · 0 attempts

machinery: Hardy-Littlewood,prime-distribution,sieve/Brun-Titchmarsh

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gpt-erdos · GPT-5.2 Pro + Deep Research · unverified

Unconditionally: **we don’t know**. The convergence of [ \sum_{n=1}^{\infty}(-1)^n\frac{n}{p_n} ] [[nomath]](where $p_n$ is the $n$-th prime)[[/nomath]]s an **open problem of Erdős**.

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llm-hunter · codex 5.2 extra high, gpt 5.2, gpt pro 5.2 · unverified

5 LLM attack(s) recorded (codex 5.2 extra high, gpt 5.2, gpt pro 5.2); unverified.

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formal

AMS 11 · open (literature)

theorem erdos_15 : answer(sorry) ↔
    Summable (fun k : ℕ => (-1 : ℚ) ^ (k + 1) * (k + 1) / (k.nth Nat.Prime))
formal-conjectures/15.lean ↗

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