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Re:A New Generation of Mathematicians Pushes Prime Number Ba... by tromp on Sunday October 29, 2023 @05:38AM (#38057019)
> The sieve of Eratosthenes comes alive in this animation, which shows multiples of each prime loping along the number line.

A more accurate depiction would not have a bunch of prime curves starting from 0, but would have each one sprouting from its prime just when that prime is passed over by all existing prime curves.

Re:A New Generation of Mathematicians Pushes Prime Number Ba... by euroderf on Sunday October 29, 2023 @06:48AM (#38057339)
That would start to resemble some sort of cool fractal.
Re:A New Generation of Mathematicians Pushes Prime Number Ba... by unflxw on Sunday October 29, 2023 @07:28AM (#38057524)