SOLUTION: Easy way of identifying prime numbers between 200 and 300

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Question 676572: Easy way of identifying prime numbers between 200 and 300
Answer by fcabanski(1391) About Me  (Show Source):
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Use the Sieve of Eratosthenes.


1. List all the numbers from 2 to the number in question.


2. Start with 2. Cross out all multiples of 2.


3. Go to the next number not crossed out. It will be a prime. Cross out all its multiples.
4. Repeat until there is no next uncrossed number.

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