1, 2, and 3 are the first three positive integers, but you can't say that they're the first three positive numbers. If you try that, somebody is sure to come along and say "but what about 0.1, 0.2, and 0.3 ?"
The fact is, nobody can say what the first (lowest) positive 'number' is. Whatever number you name, no matter how small it is, there is always another one that's smaller and still positive.
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product = 6 first three positive counting numbers = 1, 2, 3product of the first three positive counting numbers:1 x 2 x 3 = 6
The first ten positive numbers total 55.
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By treating it as a positive number. Since negative numbers include the factors of their positive counterparts and all positive numbers are greater than all negative numbers, the GCF will always be positive. The GCFs of (3, 9), (3, -9), (-3, 9) and (-3, -9) are all the same: positive 3.
The first 10 positive odd numbers are 1, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19, 23, and 29.