A note on the denominators of Bernoulli numbers (Q464682)

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A note on the denominators of Bernoulli numbers
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    A note on the denominators of Bernoulli numbers (English)
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    29 October 2014
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    Using the von Staudt-Clausen theorem the authors prove an interesting formula for the denominator of the Bernoulli numbers \(B_m\) involving the Stirling numbers of the second kind \(S(k,n)\). Put \(\tilde S(k,n)=k!S(k,n)\) then the formula \[ \gcd(\tilde S(2n+1,2), \ldots, \tilde S(2n+1,2n+1)) = \text{denominator of}\;B_{2n} \] holds.
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    Bernoulli numbers
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    Stirling numbers
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