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Yes, the difference of two whole numbers is always a whole number.

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The difference between two whole numbers is always a whole number?

True.


Is the difference between 2 whole numbers always a whole number?

Yes, it is.


Is the difference between whole numbers always a whole number?

Difference of two whole number is not always a whole number.For any two whole numbers a & b, a - b = whole number only when a is greater than or equal to b.* * * * *Wrong!Even if a is less than b, the difference is still a whole number. Whole numbers can be negative.So the correct answer to the question is "YES".


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.


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.


Why is the difference of two rational numbers always a whole number?

The question cannot be answered because it is nonsensical. The difference between two rational numbers is very very rarely a whole number.


What are the difference between a decimal and a whole number?

The difference is that all whole numbers are decimal numbers, but not all decimal numbers are whole numbers. For example a whole number such as 1 is a decimal number but a decimal number such as 1.5 is not a whole number.


Are natural numbers always whole numbers?

is a natural number a whole number


Are whole numbers always natural numbers?

No. -3 is a whole number but it is not a natural number.


Why is an integer always a whole number?

An integer is not always a whole number because whole numbers are numbers 0 and up. Integers are numbers above and below 0. (Including negatives.) So therefore, if an integer is a negative, it would not be a whole number. But a whole number is always an integer.


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

yes


The product of two whole numbers is always whole number?

Yes always