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# List sequentially all the integers to be checked up to and including the maximum integer, such as "2, 3, 4, 5, 6, ..." (By definition, the number 1 is not [[prime]]).
 
# List sequentially all the integers to be checked up to and including the maximum integer, such as "2, 3, 4, 5, 6, ..." (By definition, the number 1 is not [[prime]]).
 
# Take the first number (e.g., "2"), and strike from the list all of its multiples (e.g., "4, 6, 8, 10, ...").
 
# Take the first number (e.g., "2"), and strike from the list all of its multiples (e.g., "4, 6, 8, 10, ...").
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# Take the second unstriked number (e.g., "3"), and likewise strike from the list all of its multiples (e.g., "6, 9, 12, 15, ...").
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# Take the second unstricken number (e.g., "3"), and likewise strike from the list all of its multiples (e.g., "6, 9, 12, 15, ...").
 
# Continue this process until all multiples have been checked for primality.
 
# Continue this process until all multiples have been checked for primality.
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# the unstriked numbers are all the [[prime]]s on the original list.
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# The unstricken numbers are all the [[prime]]s on the original list.
    
[[Category:Number Theory]]
 
[[Category:Number Theory]]
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