Yes - depending, of course, how you define "whole number". Because there is not a single definition, it is better to avoid using the term "whole numbers" (except for the initial, informal, explanations), and instead talk about "integers", "positive integers", "non-negative integers", etc., depending what you are talking about.
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A whole positive or negative number is an integer which has no decimals or fractions.
A non-integer can be positive or negative. It is not a whole number, and that is all.
No. A whole number is either 0 or a positive integer.
A negative integer is any whole number which is negative. For example -3 is a negative integer because it's a whole number and it's negative. However -3.24 would not be a negative integer because it's not whole. 3 would not be a negative integer either because it's positive rather than negative.
Yes, -17 is an integer. Any number that is a negative or positive whole number or zero is an integer.