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Prime numbers are not invented.

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Q: How did Eratosthenes invent prime numbers?
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Where did Eratosthenes Sieve invent prime no?

The Sieve did not invent prime numbers. It was used to find them.


What did Eratosthenes invent?

HE INVENTED LOts of thing one of them is PRIME numbers


Did Eratosthenes invent prime numbers?

No, although he did devise a way to predict them.


Who is the founder of prime numbers?

Eratosthenes, It says it is Eratosthenes.


When did Eratosthenes find prime numbers?

Eratosthenes lived between 276 and 194 B.C. He didn't discover prime numbers; he devised a simple way to determine what numbers are prime in a given range.


Did eratosthenes make a mistake in prime numbers?

The algorithm for identifying prime numbers which is known as the Sieve of Eratosthenes has been accepted as accurate for thousands of years.


What did the sieve of Eratosthenes used to find?

prime numbers


How many even prime numbers are there in a sieve of Eratosthenes?

One


What is the name of Eratosthenes method of finding prime numbers?

It is called a sieve.


What did eratosthenes devise for locating with relative efficiency prime numbers?

A sieve.


What is the name of Eratosthenes' method of finding composite numbers?

Eratosthenes' method of finding prime and composite number is called 'The Sieve of Eratosthene'.


Who invented prime number?

prime numbers are invented by srinivasan ramanujan, an Indian mathematician.