The greatest positive even integer less than 12 is 10
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It can be greater than, equal or less than the original integer. There are three possible values for the second integer: It is positive, in which case the result will be less than the original integer, eg 5 - 2 = 3 and 3 < 5;It is zero, in which case the result will be the same as the original integer, eg 5 - 0 = 5 and 5 = 5;It is negative, in which case the result will be greater than the original integer, eg 5 - -2 = 7 and 7 > 5.
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The greatest positive even integer less than 12 is 10
Subtract any POSITIVE integer from -2, and you get an integer that is smaller.
The greatest possible 'length' comes from the number with the greatest number of prime factors. The greatest number of factors is created by using the smallest prime number, 2, as a factor as many times as possible. Since 2^9=512 and 2^10=1024, the greatest possible 'length' of a positive integer less than 1000 is 9.
The greatest even integer less than 2 is zero. The next greatest is -2. The sum of the two greatest even integers less than 2 is -2.
The integer greater than -3 and less than 2 is -2. This is because it is the largest integer that is greater than -3 but still less than 2. In the number line, -2 falls between -3 and 2.
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-2 is the greatest negative even integer.
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