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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.
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What is greatest negative number?
There is no greatest negative number. The greatest negative integer is -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.
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 the greatest negative even integer?
-2 is the greatest negative even integer.
Why is the smallest positive integer is larger than the largest negative integer?
The smallest positive integer is 1. The largest negative integer is -1. 1 > -1
