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What are whole numbers and their negative counterparts known as?

integers


How do you use negative rational numbers?

Negative rational numbers are used in the same way that negative whole numbers are used: they are simply the additive inverses of their positive counterparts.


Is a negative a whole numbers?

No. Whole numbers are counting numbers and zero.


How many different pairs of whole numbers make 8 when multiplied?

Eight has two factor pairs. Including their negative counterparts, that makes four pairs.


What are any of the whole numbers or negative numbers?

6 is a whole number -47.03 is a negative number -179 is a negative whole number


Are negative numbers whole numbers Please tell?

No, whole numbers are defined as non-negative integers.


Is the difference of two whole numbers always a whole number?

No. You can subtract two whole numbers and get a negative result. Whole numbers can't be negative.


Is negative 14 an irrational number?

Whole numbers are RATIONAL. That includes negative whole numbers.


Why are different whole numbers not always a whole number?

Different whole numbers are always whole numbers, but I suspect you meant to ask about the difference between whole numbers. You can subtract two whole numbers and get a negative result. Whole numbers can't be negative.


Do whole numbers include negative numbers?

Yes. ...-3,-2,-1,0,1,2,3... are all whole numbers. Whole numbers are any numbers that aren't a fraction and that includes negative numbers.


Are integers the set of positive numbers and negative whole numbers and 0?

Actually the set of integers is the same as the set of whole numbers since the whole numbers include negative whole numbers and zero.


Why a mixed number is not in the set of integers or whole numbers?

A mixed number consists of a whole number and a fraction, and it cannot be represented as a single integer or whole number. In the set of integers, only whole numbers and their negative counterparts are included. Similarly, in the set of whole numbers, only positive integers and zero are included. Mixed numbers do not fit into either of these categories.