Analytic number theory is the branch of number theory which uses real and complex analysis to investigate various properties of integers and prime numbers. Examples of topics falling under analytic number theory include Dirichlet L-series, the Riemann zeta function , the totient function , and the prime number theorem.

See also

Elementary Number Theory, Number Theory

This entry contributed by David Terr

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Weisstein, Eric W., with contributions by David Terr. "Analytic Number Theory." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Resource. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/AnalyticNumberTheory.html

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