1 - 1/2 + 1/3 - 1/4 + ...,
n = 2;
p = 6*n+1;
t = 1:1:4*n;
s = isprime(p);
f = fractional(n);
plot(t,f,'--');
title("Alternating harmonic series");
legend("H(n)");
f = sum(f);
format rational
[num, dem] = rat(f);
fprintf("The sum of the series: %d/%d \n",num,dem);
q = mod(num,p);
if((q==0)&&(s==1))
fprintf("The fraction is a multiple of the prime number %d.",p);
end
function [S] = fractional(n)
S = [];
for i = 1:4*n
S(end+1) = ((-1).^(i+1))./i;
end
end
Cite As
Hoi Sing Lau (2026). Alternating harmonic series (https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/181916-alternating-harmonic-series), MATLAB Central File Exchange. Retrieved .
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Acknowledgements
Inspired by: Sum of Harmonic Series of natural numbers
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