The Sieve of Eratosthene (Prime Number Sieve)

The National Museum of Computing2021

The National Museum of Computing

The National Museum of Computing
MILTON KEYNES, United Kingdom

The mathematical Sieve of Eratosthene is an ancient algorithm for finding all prime numbers up to any given limit. A prime number is a natural number greater than 1 which is only divisible by itself and 1.

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  • Title: The Sieve of Eratosthene (Prime Number Sieve)
  • Creator: The National Museum of Computing
  • Date Created: 2021
The National Museum of Computing

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