Integration with substitution results in 1/du

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Consider following integral:

$$F(x) = \int \frac{1}{x}\cdot \frac{1}{ln(x)}dx$$

which we can substitute with $u = u(x) = ln(x)$:

$$\int \frac{1}{x} \frac{1}{u}dx$$

then we can find $dx$:

$$u'(x) = \frac{du}{dx} = \frac{1}{x} \iff dx = \frac{x}{du}$$

so we can insert this into our substituted integral:

$$\int \frac{1}{x}\frac{1}{u} \frac{x}{du}$$

this allows us to get rid of $\frac{1}{x}$:

$$\int \frac{1}{u} \frac{1}{du}$$

but it leaves us with $\frac{1}{du}$ which is no valid integral expression.

I also tried out to set $u = x \cdot ln(x)$ which yields in $\frac{ln(x \cdot ln(x))}{ln(x)+1} + C$. Consulting wolframalpha shows that this is not a valid answer also they substituted $u = ln(x)$ as I tried.

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Your this step is wrong: $$dx = \frac{x}{du}\tag{wrong}$$ Instead it should be: $$dx=xdu\tag{right}$$ $$f(x)=\int\frac{dx}{x\ln x}=\int\frac{d(\ln x)}{\ln x}=\ln(\ln x)+c$$