Because any whole number, k, can be expressed in the form k/1 which is a ratio of two integers. Since it can be expressed as a ratio of two integers it is a rational number.
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No. Whole numbers cannot be irrational.
Whole numbers are always rational
That 's not possible since irrational numbers have infinity digits. All whole numbers are rational.
Whole numbers can never be irrational.
Integers (whole numbers, without a decimal point, including negative whole numbers) are real numbers; they are rational; therefore they are not irrational.