Counting numbers are the positive integers: 1, 2, 3, and so on. Natural numbers are the counting numbers along with the number 0.
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There is some disagreement. Some people include zero in the set of natural numbers (like whole numbers), some people don't (like counting numbers).
positive integers
Natural numbers are all the counting numbers excluding zero and all negative numbers. People use these in everyday life to count, add, subtract, and even with money purposes
The set of counting numbers is denoted by N.
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