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sieve of Eratosthenes |
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Sieve of EratosthenesA benchmark program used to test the mathematical speed of a computer. The program calculates prime numbers based on Eratosthenes's algorithm. sieve of Eratosthenes [′siv əv ‚er·ə′täs·thə‚nēz] (mathematics) An iterative procedure which determines all the primes less than a given number. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| The sieve of Eratosthenes represents a systematic way of checking whether a number is a prime by dividing into the given number all smaller primes, starting with two and going up to the square root of the target number. |
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