Closest Harmonic Number to an Integer

(johndcook.com)

18 points | by ibobev 7 days ago ago

2 comments

  • jcla1 3 minutes ago

    Interesting follow-up question: What is the distance between the set of harmonic numbers and the integers? i.e. is there a lower bound on the difference between a given integer and its closest harmonic number? If so, for which integer is this achieved?

    • jcla1 a minute ago

      Spoiler: there is a simple argument against the existence of such a lower bound.