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Prime Number Generator

Prime Number Generator

A prime number generator is used to generate prime numbers. Prime number generating algorithms are used extensively in computer science for various applications, examples: Hashing, Public-key Cryptography, etc.

Here are few online prime numbers generators:

• Wolfram Alpha
• Browserling's prime number generator

There are various algorithms to generate prime numbers. Here's a link to one of the most efficient algorithms to generate prime numbers less than a number "n"

• Sieve of Eratosthenes algo to generate prime numbers

More Information:

For more information on prime numbers, look here: Prime Number Chart