Ulam Spiral
The Ulam spiral is a graphical depiction of a set of prime numbers devised by the mathematician Stanislaw Ulam1. To quote the Wiki, it’s constructed by writing the positive integers in a square spiral and specially marking the prime numbers. The outcome is a square with distinct diagonal, horizontal, and vertical lines. This post will walk through the development of a Ulam spiral visualization tool. Creating a Ulam Spiral Take a look at the 4x4 Ulam spiral below:...