"Consecutive" means that both of them are almost the same number,
except that one of them is 1 more than the other one.
If you're counting, then when you get to one of the consecutive whole numbers,
the other one will be the very next one you say.
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The sum of the first 800 consecutive numbers is 320,400.
9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21
The two square numbers are 72 + 62 = 49 + 36 = 85. The smaller number is therefore 6.
Whole numbers are a proper subset of decimal numbers. All whole numbers are decimal numbers but not all decimal numbers are whole numbers.
Different whole numbers are always whole numbers, but I suspect you meant to ask about the difference between whole numbers. You can subtract two whole numbers and get a negative result. Whole numbers can't be negative.