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The Sieve of Eratosphenes finds prime numbers (white) by taking natural numbers (grey) and discarding multiples of each new prime discovered. This animation shows primes up to 137 but the sieve can be extended much higher using a computer.

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current	12:58, 8 September 2007	384×384 (210 KB)	Cuddlyable3 (Talk \| contribs)	(The Sieve of Eratosphenes finds prime numbers (white) by taking natural numbers (grey) and discarding multiples of each new prime discovered. This animation shows primes up to 137 but the sieve can be extended much higher using a computer.)