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+def prime(n):
+	for i in range(2,n):
+		if(n%i==0):
+			return -1
+	return 1
+n=int(input("enter number of primes less than a number"))
+x=0
+for i in range(1,n):
+	x=prime(i)
+	if(x==1):
+		print(i)