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These are also known as natural numbers or positive integers.

Note: some authors consider zero to be a natural number and one can make a

good case for this position.

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Is the positive counting numbers known as natural numbers?

yes


Another name for the positive integers is?

counting numbers


Is negative five a counting number?

No, it is not. Counting numbers are positive whole numbers.


Can a number be both natural and irrational?

No. "Natural" numbers are the counting numbers, otherwise known as the positive integers. They are all rational.


What are natural numbers and their examples?

Natural numbers are positive integers, also known as counting numbers. Some examples are 3, 4, 4359.


Are natural numbers counting numbers and positive numbers different names for the same set of numbers?

Natural numbers are the same as counting numbers, but the term positive numbers means something else. Natural or counting numbers are positive integers, but the category of positive numbers includes both integers and fractions, as long as they are greater than zero.


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Conventionally, counting numbers are positive integers: 1, 2, 3 , .... 0 and negative numbers are not considered counting numbers.


Define and give example of natural numbers?

Any positive integer not including 0. Also known as "counting numbers." 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11...


What are counting or natural numbers?

Counting numbers are the positive integers: 1, 2, 3, and so on. Natural numbers are the counting numbers along with the number 0.


What is the product of the first three positive counting numbers?

product = 6 first three positive counting numbers = 1, 2, 3product of the first three positive counting numbers:1 x 2 x 3 = 6


Are integers counting numbers?

No- not exactly. Negative integers are not counting numbers. Positive integers are identified with counting numbers. Many authors like to start with zero as a counting number.


Is 0.35 a counting number?

No because counting numbers are positive whole numbers greater than 0