The Sieve of Eratosthenes
A Greek mathematician named Eratosthenes created
a method for finding prime numbers. The method is called
the Sieve of Eratosthenes. You can use it to find all of
the prime numbers between 1 and 100.12345678910
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40
41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50
51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60
61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70
71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80
81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90
91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100Copy the table above. Then use it to complete the following.
0 1. Cross out 1, because it is neither prime nor composite.0 2. Circle 2, the first prime number. Cross out every multiple of 2.0 3. Circle 3, the second prime number. Cross out every
multiple of 3, including those already crossed out.0 4. Circle 5, the third prime number. Cross out every
multiple of 5, including those already crossed out.0 5. Circle 7, the fourth prime number. Cross out every multiple
of 7, including those already crossed out. Circle the
remaining numbers. The circled numbers are prime numbers.0 6. Tell whether each number is prime or composite:- a. 13 b. 37 c. 49 d. 57 e. 59 f. 84
0 7. Find prime numbers that complete each statement.- a. 69 b. 66
- c. 91 ?? d.? ? 76
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