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30 changes: 30 additions & 0 deletions C++/204_count_primes_leetcode_seive_of_erathosthenes.cpp
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// Problem Link : https://leetcode.com/problems/count-primes/

class Solution {
public:
int countPrimes(int n) {
long long int i, j, ans = 0;
vector <bool> isprime(n + 1, true); // true if prime otherwise false
isprime[0] = isprime[1] = false; // 0, 1 are not prime numbers

// Using seive of erathosthenes to find the prime number numbers in the range from 1 to n
for (i = 2; i * i <= n; i++)
{
if (isprime[i])
{
for (j = i * i; j <= n; j = j + i) // once i * i >= n, then j = j + i always > n, so use of checking those index / numbers
{
isprime[j] = false;
}
}
}

for (i = 1; i < n; i++) // Checking which all are primes numbers till n (n excluded)
{
if (isprime[i])
ans++;
}

return ans;
}
};