The Lehmer sieve is a mathematical technique used in number theory, particularly in prime number theory and the field of analytic number theory. It is named after the mathematician D. H. Lehmer, who developed this method to estimate the distribution of prime numbers in arithmetic progressions and to count primes with certain properties. The primary use of the Lehmer sieve is to improve the estimates of the number of integers that are simultaneously free of certain prime factors.
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