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Does the Sieve of Eratosthenes Efficiently Find Primes?

šŸ’” The Answer

  • It is an ancient algorithm that marks multiples of each prime starting from 2.
  • Unmarked numbers are prime, providing a simple way to generate a list.
  • The sieve works up to a given limit and is still used in elementary number theory.
  • Its time complexity is O(n log log n), making it highly efficient for moderate ranges.

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