prove if it is decidable or not PRIME = {n | n is a binary representation of a prime number}
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We need to determine if the set PRIME, which consists of binary representations of prime numbers, is decidable. A set is decidable if there exists an algorithm (or Turing machine) that can determine whether any given input belongs to the set in a finite amount Show more…
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