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Euler product approximation for semiprimes

It seems that

\begin{align} &\prod_{\Omega(n)=2}^{}\dfrac{1}{1 - n^{-s}}\approx\zeta (s)\exp \left(P(s)-P(s)^2/2\right)^{-1}\\ \end{align}

where $P(s)$ is the prime zeta function, $\Omega(n)$ is the number of prime divisors (with mutiplicity) of $n$, and where the RHS is the dominant term in the expansion of the Euler product.

Is this close enough to be of use in any practical application?

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