A calculus problem by Sal Gard

Calculus Level 5

Evaluate integral from 0 to infinity p(x)-x/ln(x) dx. If it is in the form a-e^-b, find a^(2b). Note: p(x) is the prime counting function.

Moderator's edit :

0 p ( x ) x ln x d x \large \int_0^\infty \dfrac{p(x) - x}{\ln x} \, dx

Let p ( x ) p(x) denote the prime counting function, that p ( x ) p(x) denotes the function counting the number of prime numbers less than or equal to some real number x x .

If the integral above is equal to a e b a - e^{-b} , where a a and b b are integers, find a 2 b a^{2b} .


The answer is 4.

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