Prime Number Theorem - Approximations For The nth Prime Number

Approximations For The nth Prime Number

As a consequence of the prime number theorem, one gets an asymptotic expression for the nth prime number, denoted by pn:

A better approximation is

Rosser's theorem states that pn is larger than n ln n. This can be improved by the following pair of bounds:

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