I found the answer toward this question Bartleby gave but I couldn't understand. Could you write the answer step by step. Thank you! 1, the nth partial sum of the harmonic series is not an...


I found the answer toward this question Bartleby gave but I couldn't understand. Could you write the answer step by step. Thank you!


Prove that if n > 1, the nth partial sum of the harmonic series is not an integer.<br>Hint: Let 2* be the largest power of 2 that is less than or equal to n and let M be the product<br>of all odd integers that are less than or equal to n. Suppose that s, = m, an integer. Then<br>M2*s, = M2*m. The right side of this equation is even. Prove that the left side is odd by<br>showing that each of its terms is an even integer, except for the last one.<br>

Extracted text: Prove that if n > 1, the nth partial sum of the harmonic series is not an integer. Hint: Let 2* be the largest power of 2 that is less than or equal to n and let M be the product of all odd integers that are less than or equal to n. Suppose that s, = m, an integer. Then M2*s, = M2*m. The right side of this equation is even. Prove that the left side is odd by showing that each of its terms is an even integer, except for the last one.

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