Eratosthenes was a Greek scholar of the third century BC born in Cyrene, Roman Greek city near modern day Shahhat in Lybia who went on to become chief librarian at the Library of Alexandria, in Alexandria Egypt (via studying at Athens Greece).
He devised the algorithm in ancient Greece, possibly in either Athens or Alexandria.
The sieve of Eratosthenes was discovered in 223 BC.
The Sieve of Eratosthenes filters numbers, letting the composites fall through while the primes remain.
Eratosthenes, a greek philosopher, did, hence the name.
About 276 BC Eratosthenes was a Greek mathematician who is credited with a simple method of making a list of as many primes as you wish. His method is known as the Sieve of Eratosthenes.
his name isnt sieve but, i know a website all about his life. theres one on eratosthenes on wikipedia. so there, by the way, eratosthenes is the wierdest name ever!!!!!!!!!
Eratosthenes
The Sieve did not invent prime numbers. It was used to find them.
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It was around 200 BC.
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Yes and his mother and father were part of the family.