class Solution:
    def countPrimes(self, n: int) -> int:
        if n < 3:
            return 0
        
        primes = [0, 0] + [1] * (n - 2)
        
        for i in range(2, int(n ** 0.5) + 1):
            if primes[i]:
                primes[i * i: n: i] = [0] * len(primes[i * i: n: i])
        
        return sum(primes)