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It is not - so the question is seriously flawed.
If you stated that -1 was the greatest (most positive) negative integer you would be correct. However, numbers are infinite so you cannot state a greatest integer. Integers are both positive and negative numbers, but have to be whole numbers
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What is the product of greatest negative integer and smallest positive integer?
The smallest positive integer is 1. 1 is the multiplicative identity; ie anything times 1 is itself. The greatest negative integer is the most positive negative integer which is -1. Therefore the product of the greatest negative integer and the smallest positive integer is the greatest negative integer which is -1.
What is the greatest integer?
There is no greatest integer. Whatever integer you think is greatest, you can always add one (1) to it and get a larger one.
What is the greatest negative integer?
The answer is -1. A negative integer is an integer to the left of zero on the number line. It is less than zero. So the greatest negative integer is -1.
What is greatest negative number?
There is no greatest negative number. The greatest negative integer is -1.
What is the greatest integer less than 2?
1
Is there a greatest negative integer?
Yes, there is a greatest negative integer. It is -1 because -1 is the only negative number before 0 and negative numbers are the opposite of positive numbers.
Is greatest integer value integrable?
No, because there is no greatest integer.
Why is -1 the greatest negative integer?
There are no whole negative numbers greater than -1. Therefore, -1 is the highest negative whole integer. It can be thought of this way: When positive integers get larger, an amount is greater, but when negative integers get larger, the amount is less, so -1 is the greatest negative integer.
What is the largest negitive integer?
Largest in the sense that it is of greatest value? -1
What is the greatest factor of 56?
The greatest factor of any integer is the integer itself.
What is the greatest factor of 55?
The greatest factor of any integer is the integer itself.
What is the sum of the greatest even integer less than 2 and the smallest even integer greater than -1?
3
