0
It does not exist.
Proof: Indeed, suppose that this number exists, and denote it by X.
Then X+1 is also a whole number (by definition of the whole numbers). So X cannot be the greatest number since X+1 is even greater, which contradicts the assumption of the first line. The same argument follows for X+1 (compared to X+2), and so on.
Consequently, there is not a greatest whole number.
Remark: One may consider that infinite is the greatest whole number (without such an above contradiction, since infinite+1=infinite), however infinite is not defined to be a whole number.
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How many 2's whole numbers between 0 and 99 contain the digit?
greatest two digit number is 99. smallest whole number is 0 there fore 99-0=99
The opposite of any whole number is not a whole number?
What exactly do you mean when you say "the opposite of a whole number" . . .
Is the square root 16 a whole number or the opposite of a whole number?
The square root of 16 is 4 which is a whole number.
Is a fraction a whole number?
a fraction cannot be a whole number
Why zero is a whole number?
it is defined as such.
