Solve for bound of $\sigma(n)$ from harmonic series.

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I am given the harmonic series, $H_n$. How can I show that for $n\geq 1$, $$\sigma(n)\leq H_n+e^{H_n}\ln{H_n}$$

By the way, if you're not familiar with it, $\sigma(n)$ is the sum of all positive divisors of $n$.

I have no idea where to start.

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In case this was a question in good faith:

since this problem is equivalent to the Riemann Hypothesis, don't expect to actually prove it.

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For the curious, the best of the elementary RH versions to experiment with is the first one, by Jean-Louis Nicolas (1983). It says that RH is equivalent to the conjecture that, for all primorial numbers $P,$ $$ \frac{P}{\varphi(P)} > e^\gamma \log \log P $$ The point is that it is not difficult to get a computer to compute both sides of this for very large $P.$ The criterion of Lagarias and that of Robin (student of Nicolas) depend on working with colossally abundant numbers, which take real work.