Sieves of eratosthenes

Hugh Nicol*

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Abstract

THE sieve of Eratosthenes has been used mainly for the determination of prime numbers - a function now presumably archaic. Sieves have other uses, including the finding of primes in arithmetical progression.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)565-566
Number of pages2
JournalNature
Volume166
Issue number4222
DOIs
Publication statusPrint publication - 1 Dec 1950

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