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Eratosthenes ... worked on prime numbers. He is remembered for his prime number sieve, the 'Sieve of Eratosthenes' which, in modified form, is still an important tool in number theory research. The sieve appears in the Introduction to arithmetic by Nicomedes.
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Eratosthenes ... devised one of the earliest methods for finding prime numbers. He created a numerical sieve that would eliminate composite numbers up to some given number. Let's take a look at how it works.
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Eratosthenes is credited ... by discovering or describing, his number 'sieve'. Click here to see a page where you can learn more about it, or here to learn more about prime numbers.
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