(i) Let π(x) denote the number of primes ⩽x, where x is a positive real number. State and prove Legendre's formula relating π(x) to π(x). Use this formula to compute π(100)−π(10).
(ii) Let ζ(s)=∑n=1∞n−s, where s is a real number greater than 1 . Prove the following two assertions rigorously, assuming always that s>1. (a) ζ(s)=∏p(1−p−s)−1, where the product is taken over all primes p; (b) ζ(s)=1−21−s1∑n=1∞ns(−1)n−1.
Explain why (b) enables us to define ζ(s) for 0<s<1. Deduce from (b) that lims→1(s−1)ζ(s)=1.