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Answer: How to generate a list of prime number?
Generating a List of Prime Numbers in Excel
- Create a list of numbers in a column from 2 to the desired maximum number.
- In cell B2, enter the formula:
Formula:
=IF(COUNTIF($B$1:B1,B1)=1,B1,"")
- Copy the formula in cell B2 and paste it down to the end of your list in column B.
- You should now have a list of numbers in column A and a list of prime numbers in column B.
- To filter out the blank cells in column B, select both columns A and B, then go to the Data tab and click on Filter. In the dropdown menu for column B, uncheck the box for "Blanks" and click OK.
- Your final result should be a list of prime numbers in column B.
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