Particular values of the Riemann zeta function.

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On the wikipedia, near the bottom of the "Specific Values" section, there is a statement that bothers me.

$$\zeta(-13)=\zeta(-1)$$

Firstly, it is well noted that the summations must be evaluated somehow, despite the fact that they are divergent.

Secondly, it just seemed very random, without much reinforcement, so I feel as though it could be a typo or foul play.

Hopefully the latter is false and someone can shed some light on proving they are equal.

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It turns out to be an identity about Bernoulli numbers, $B_2=B_{14}-1$. They both are rational numbers, and their denominators have to be the same by the Von Staudt-Clausen theorem. Equality of numerators, too, happens more or less by chance.