sieve of Eratosthenes

English

Proper noun

sieve of Eratosthenes

1. (mathematics) An ancient algorithm for finding prime numbers that works by discarding multiples from a list of potential primes.

Translations

ancient algorithm

• Finnish: Eratostheneen seula
• French: crible d'Ératosthène m
• German: Sieb des Eratosthenes n
• Hungarian: eratoszthenészi szita
• Icelandic: sáldur Eratosþenesar n, sigti Eratosþenesar n
• Polish: sito Eratostenesa n
• Russian: решето́ Эратосфена (rešetó Eratosfena)
• Spanish: criba de Eratóstenes f