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To construct a table of all prime numbers less than ''n'', you can use a method called the [[Sieve of Eratosthenes]].  Simply write down an ordered list of all counting numbers from 1 to ''n''.  Beginning with 2*2 = 4, cross out every second number:
 
To construct a table of all prime numbers less than ''n'', you can use a method called the [[Sieve of Eratosthenes]].  Simply write down an ordered list of all counting numbers from 1 to ''n''.  Beginning with 2*2 = 4, cross out every second number:
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