sieve of Eratosthenes
noun phrase
sieve of Er·a·tos·the·nes
-ˌer-ə-ˈtäs-thə-ˌnēz 
: a procedure for finding prime numbers that involves writing down the odd numbers from 2 up in succession and crossing out every third number after 3, every fifth after 5 including those already crossed out, every seventh after 7, and so on with the numbers that are never crossed out being prime
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“Sieve of Eratosthenes.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sieve%20of%20Eratosthenes. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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