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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, ..."). |
| − | # Take the second unstriked number (e.g., "3"), and likewise strike from the list all of its multiples (e.g., "6, 9, 12, 15, ..."). | + | # 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. |
| − | # the unstriked numbers are all the [[prime]]s on the original list. | + | # The unstricken numbers are all the [[prime]]s on the original list. |
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| | [[Category:Number Theory]] | | [[Category:Number Theory]] |