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We have an ancient Greek mathematician named Eratosthenes to thank for a handy little algorithm for finding the prime numbers in a set. First step: write out all the counting numbers from 2 to the last number in your set: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14. Start with 2, that's the first Prime number. Second step: cross all the multiples of 2 (after 2) off your list of numbers. That leaves you with: 2, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13. Next step: the next prime in your list is 3. Cross off all the multiples of 3 the same way. There is only one, 9. Now you are left with: 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13. The next prime in your list is 5. There are no multiples of 5 to cross off. Besides, 5 squared is 25 and that's larger than 14, so you know you're done. What's left is a list of the prime numbers less than 14: 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13. Congratulations! You've just done "The Sieve of Eratosthenes." It works great for lists of prime numbers all the way up to 50, or 100 or beyond!
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What prime numbers subtracted equal 14?
17 and 3 are prime numbers with a difference of 14.
What are some prime numbers in 14?
The prime factorization of 14 is: 2 x 7 The prime numbers that are factors of 14 are 2 abd 7.
How many odd numbers are less than 50?
14 of them.
Is 14 and 38 prime?
No because they are composite numbers with more than two factors
Is 9 and 14 prime numbers?
No.
The prime numbers that are less than 14?
The prime numbers that are less than 14 are: 2,3,5,7,11,13.
What are the two prime numbers that make less than 15?
They can be: 11+3 = 14
Composite numbers less than 100 so that there is no prime between them?
Consecutive composite numbers less than 100 include 8-10, 14-16, 20-22 and others.
What is the greatest positive integer formed by the product of four distinct prime numbers less than 14?
1001
What ia a prime number greatest less than 20 then twice?
The greatest prime number less than 20 is 19. Not sure what "then twice" is unless you are wanting to double it, which becomes 38.
How many prime numbers less than 50 are odd numbers?
3 5 7 11 13 17 19 23 29 31 37 41 43 47.
What is a prime number greater than 14 but less than 18?
It is: 17
What prime numbers subtracted equal 14?
17 and 3 are prime numbers with a difference of 14.
What are some prime numbers in 14?
The prime factorization of 14 is: 2 x 7 The prime numbers that are factors of 14 are 2 abd 7.
How many odd numbers are less than 50?
14 of them.
Is 14 and 38 prime?
No because they are composite numbers with more than two factors
What is the largest composite number but less than 200?
Testing the largest whole number less than 200, 199, we find that it is not evenly divisible by 2, 3, 5, 7, 11 or 13. Since the square root of 199 is between 14 and 15, there's no need to test any prime numbers higher than 14. Therefore, the answer is 198, since it is an even number, and all even numbers are composite numbers because they are divisible by 2. A composite number is the opposite of a prime number.
