My implementation of Sito Atkin either skips primes near the limit or composites near the limit. while some restrictions work, while others do not. I am completely confused as to what is wrong.
def AtkinSieve (limit):
results = [2,3,5]
sieve = [False]*limit
factor = int(math.sqrt(lim))
for i in range(1,factor):
for j in range(1, factor):
n = 4*i**2+j**2
if (n <= lim) and (n % 12 == 1 or n % 12 == 5):
sieve[n] = not sieve[n]
n = 3*i**2+j**2
if (n <= lim) and (n % 12 == 7):
sieve[n] = not sieve[n]
if i>j:
n = 3*i**2-j**2
if (n <= lim) and (n % 12 == 11):
sieve[n] = not sieve[n]
for index in range(5,factor):
if sieve[index]:
for jndex in range(index**2, limit, index**2):
sieve[jndex] = False
for index in range(7,limit):
if sieve[index]:
results.append(index)
return results
For example, when I generate primes up to the limit of 1000, the Atkin sieve skips the prime 997 but includes the composite 965. But if I create the limit of 5000, the list it returns is completely correct.
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