Visual of Ulam Spiral Construction with Google Sheets
Mahfudz Reza Fahlevi

IAIN Syaikh Abdurrahman Siddik Bangka Belitung, Indonesia

Abstract

Prime numbers can be analogous to atoms of arithmetic that have very important functions. Various approaches had been used to study prime numbers, one of which was through the arrangement of numbers such as the Ulam spiral. Many applications were designed for stringing Ulam spirals which can involve simple to high-level language programs. This paper aims to present one of the free applications that can be used to assemble Ulam spirals, namely Google sheets. With simple formulas in Google sheets, researchers could create Ulam spirals of up to 1024 numbers. This application is extensible and limited on the ability of Google sheets to create multiple cells in its work.

Keywords: Google Sheets, Prime numbers, Ulam spiral

Topic: COMPUTATIONAL SCIENCES