Suppose you have been asked to find as many prime numbers as possible. (A prime number is one that cannot be evenly divided by any smaller integer other than 1.) You know that it is impossible to test all the positive integers, so you devise a strategy for testing only certain numbers that you guess might be primes. Your way of solving this problem makes use of

A) heuristics.
B) an algorithm.
C) a prototype.
D) base-rate information.

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Kevin Holmes · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : A, Explanation :  Heuristics are strategies or approaches that simplify decision making or problem-solving, often using educated guesses or rules of thumb. When devising a strategy to test only certain numbers that might be primes, you are using a heuristic approach to narrow down the possibilities and make the problem more manageable, rather than attempting a comprehensive or systematic solution like an algorithm would entail.

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