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    Optimizing the Sieve of Eratosthenes

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    , July 9th, 2012 at 06:29 PM
    The Sieve of Eratosthenes is one of the fastest methods for generating a list of prime numbers less than a given number n. A general description of the algorithm is given below:

    1. Initialize a list representing the numbers [2,n). This denotes whether a given number is prime or composite.
    2. Start from the beginning of the list. If the number is denoted as prime, save it. Otherwise, move on.
    3. For every multiple of the current prime, mark it as a composite number. ...

    Updated September 29th, 2012 at 06:26 PM by helloworld922

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