The Sieve did not invent prime numbers. It was used to find them.
Eratosthenes
prime numbers
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It is called a sieve.
A sieve.
Prime numbers are not invented.
The algorithm for identifying prime numbers which is known as the Sieve of Eratosthenes has been accepted as accurate for thousands of years.
It was created to help people understand prime numbers
The sieve of Eratosthenes was discovered in 223 BC.
prime numbers are invented by srinivasan ramanujan, an Indian mathematician.
Eratosthenes' method of finding prime and composite number is called 'The Sieve of Eratosthene'.
Eratosthenes created a sieve that will do that.