Two is a whole number and 8 is a whole number but "two whole number a 8" makes no sense whatsoever.
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8 is a whole number!
To be divisible by a number, the result of the division by that number must be a whole number.Assuming 17.5 is divisible by 8, then 8 (a whole number) multiplied by another whole number (as required above) needs to make 17.5There are no two whole numbers that multiply together to form a non-whole number; thus 17.5 is not divisible by 8.17.5 can be divided by 8 to give 2.1875 which is not a whole number.
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It can't be expressed as a whole number. The square root of two is irrational, and the product of an irrational number and a rational number is also irrational. So 8*sqrt(2) is irrational.
' 1 ' is the smallest whole number. 3/8 is less than that. There is no whole number that represents 3/8 .