A How Can I Address the Divergence in $\phi$ and $\ket{\overrightarrow{P}}$?

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Currently needing insight on re normalization for $$\bra{ \overrightarrow{P'}}\phi^4\ket{ \overrightarrow{P}}$$.
I already know this quantity diverges, however I was wondering where to go from there. Any resource would be appreciated. Thank you.
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$$\phi=\int\frac{d^3k}{2\omega_k (2\pi)^3}(\hat{a}(\overrightarrow{k})e^{-ikx}+\hat{a}(\overrightarrow{k})^{\dagger}e^{ikx}))$$
$$\ket{\overrightarrow{P}}=\hat{a}(\overrightarrow{k})^{\dagger}\ket{0}$$
 
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$$\bra{\overrightarrow{P}}\phi\ket{0}=\frac{1}{2\omega_k (2\pi)^3}(\hat{a}(\overrightarrow{k})e^{-ikx}+\hat{a}(\overrightarrow{k})^{\dagger}e^{ikx})$$To show that this quantity diverges, you will need to analyze the behavior of the integrand as $k \rightarrow \infty$. To do this, consider the limit of the integrand as $k \rightarrow \infty$:$$\lim_{k\rightarrow\infty}\frac{1}{2\omega_k (2\pi)^3}(\hat{a}(\overrightarrow{k})e^{-ikx}+\hat{a}(\overrightarrow{k})^{\dagger}e^{ikx})$$Since $\omega_k \propto k$, the denominator goes to infinity faster than the numerator as $k \rightarrow \infty$, so the integrand goes to 0. Therefore, the integral diverges as $k \rightarrow \infty$.
 
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