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Meissel–Lehmer algorithm
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<p>The Meissel–Lehmer algorithm (after <a href="/facts/Ernst_Meissel/xoWjVwv5">Ernst Meissel</a> and <a href="/facts/Derrick_Henry_Lehmer/EI61SICa">Derrick Henry Lehmer</a>) is an <a href="/facts/Algorithm/fnl5NmRt">algorithm</a> that computes exact values of the <a href="/facts/Prime-counting_function/Dk1xJzsA">prime-counting function</a>. </p>