The Sieve of Eratosthenes is one such. Write out the numbers 1 to 100 in 10 rows. Cross out 1. Start at 2 and cross out multiples of 2. That will eliminate all the rest of the even numbers. Go to the next uncrossed-out number (3) and cross out all of its multiples. Some of them will already be crossed out. Proceed in this fashion. Five will be next. You can stop by the time you get to ten. All of the uncrossed-out numbers are prime.
One method for finding prime numbers is called the "Sieve of Eratosthenes" because it basically "sifts" through the numbers looking for numbers that are not not prime.
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A sieve.
Eratosthenes created a sieve that will do that.
5,7,11,13 are prime I would suggest looking into the sieve of erasthenes for further reading. For tests, look at odd numbers and see if odd numbers divide them. ie 9 is not in the lsit because it is divisible by 3. Even numbers are always divisible by two.
The Sieve did not invent prime numbers. It was used to find them.
The Sieve of Erastosthenes shows prime numbers.
One method for finding prime numbers is called the "Sieve of Eratosthenes" because it basically "sifts" through the numbers looking for numbers that are not not prime.
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The sieve of Eratosthenes is a simple, ancient algorithm for finding all prime numbers up to any given limit.
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The word "sieve" in this context is used figuratively with reference to the fact that a sieve does not hold all its contents. Think of sprinkling numbers at the top of the page. The composite numbers get caught, the prime numbers sift on down.
The sieve of Sundaram sieves out the composite numbers just as sieve of Eratosthenes does, but even numbers are not considered; the work of "crossing out" the multiples of 2 is done by the final double-and-increment step.
It is called a sieve.
A sieve.
Y. Motohashi has written: 'Sieve Methods and Prime Number Theory (Lectures on Mathematics and Physics Mathematics)' 'Lectures on sieve methods and prime number theory' -- subject(s): Numbers, Prime, Prime Numbers, Sieves (Mathematics)
prime numbers are invented by srinivasan ramanujan, an Indian mathematician.