Q1
What are whole numbers?
The whole numbers are defined as positive integers including zero. The whole number does not contain any decimal or fractional part. It means that it represents the entire thing without pieces. The set of whole numbers is mathematically represented as:
W = (0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5,……}
Q2
Can whole numbers be negative?
No, the whole numbers cannot be negative. The whole numbers start from 0, 1, 2, 3, … and so on. All the natural numbers are considered as whole numbers, but all the whole numbers are not natural numbers. Thus, the negative numbers are not considered as whole numbers.
Q3
What are the properties of whole numbers?
The properties of whole numbers are:
Whole numbers are closed under addition and multiplication
The addition and multiplication of whole numbers is commutative
The addition and multiplication of whole numbers is associative
It obeys the distributive property of multiplication over addition
The additive identity of whole numbers is 0
The multiplicative identity of whole numbers is 1
Q4
Is 10 a whole number?
10 is a whole as well as a natural number. It is written as Ten in words. Although -10 also represents a whole and not a fraction.
Q5
Which numbers are not whole numbers?
The numbers which do not exist between 0 and infinity are not whole numbers. Negative integers, fractions or rational numbers are not whole numbers. Examples are -1, -5, ½, 9/4, pi, etc. are not whole numbers.
Q6
Are all whole numbers real numbers?
Real numbers are those numbers that include rational numbers, integers, whole numbers and natural numbers. All whole numbers are real numbers but not all real numbers are whole.
Q7
Are all natural numbers, whole numbers?
Natural numbers are those which start from 1 and end at infinity, whereas whole numbers start from 0 and end at infinity. All the natural numbers are whole numbers but not all whole numbers are natural.
Q8
Are natural numbers and counting numbers the same?
Natural numbers are the numbers starting from 1 and extend up to infinity. Counting numbers are used to count the objects or people or anything which is countable. Hence, we always start counting from 1.
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