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You can give hundreds of examples, but a single counterexample shows that natural numbers are NOT closed under subtraction or division. For example, 1 - 2 is NOT a natural number, and 1 / 2 is NOT a natural number.

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Are rational numbers are closed under addition subtraction multiplication and division?

They are closed under all except that division by zero is not defined.


Which sets of numbers are closed under subtraction?

To be closed under an operation, when that operation is applied to two member of a set then the result must also be a member of the set. Thus the sets ℂ (Complex numbers), ℝ (Real Numbers), ℚ (Rational Numbers) and ℤ (integers) are closed under subtraction. ℤ+ (the positive integers), ℤ- (the negative integers) and ℕ (the natural numbers) are not closed under subtraction as subtraction can lead to a result which is not a member of the set.


What are the characteristics of integers?

Integers are the natural numbers (counting numbers: 1,2,3,etc.), and their negative counterparts, and zero. The set of Integers is closed for addition, subtraction, and multiplication, but not division. Closed means that the answer will be a part of the set. Example: 1/3 (1 divided by 3 equals one third) is not an integer, even though both 1 and 3 are integers.


When is a set of negative irrational numbers closed?

It cannot be closed under the four basic operations (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division) because it is indeed possible to come up with two negative irrational numbers such that their sum/difference/product/quotient is a rational number, indicating that the set is not closed. You will have to think of a different operation.


Under what operation is the set of positive rational numbers not closed?

Subtraction.

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Are rational numbers closed under division multiplication addition or subtraction?

Rational numbers are closed under addition, subtraction, multiplication. They are not closed under division, since you can't divide by zero. However, rational numbers excluding the zero are closed under division.


Why do the natural numbers need an extension?

While natural numbers are closed with respect to addition and mulitplication, they are missing the additive identity (zero). Furthermore, they are not closed with respect to two of the fundamental operations of arithmetic: subtraction and division.


Are rational numbers are closed under addition subtraction multiplication and division?

They are closed under all except that division by zero is not defined.


Is the set of even integers closed under subtraction and division?

Subtraction: Yes. Division: No. 2/4 = is not an integer, let alone an even integer.


Are rational numbers closed under subtraction?

Yes. They are closed under addition, subtraction, multiplication. The rational numbers WITHOUT ZERO are closed under division.


The natural numbers are closed under division?

No, the natural numbers are not closed under division. For example, 2 and 3 are natural numbers, but 2/3 is not.


Is natural numbers a closed set under subtraction?

No.A set is closed under subtraction if when you subtract any two numbers in the set, the answer is always a member of the set.The natural numbers are 1,2,3,4, ... If you subtract 5 from 3 the answer is -2 which is not a natural number.


What binary operations have closure?

Closure depends on the set as much as it depends on the operation.For example, subtraction is closed for all integers but not for natural numbers. Division by a non-zero number is closed for the rational numbers but not integers.The set {1, 2, 3} is not closed under addition.


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I Think is natural number a closed set under subtraction.


Are rational numbers are closed under addition subtraction division or multiplication?

The set of rational numbers is closed under all 4 basic operations.


Why subtraction and division operations are not closed under the set of natural numbers?

2 - 8 = -6 -6 is not a natural number. 2/8 = 1/4 1/4 is not a natural number.


Are natural numbers closed under division?

No. Closed means that you could do the operation (division) on any two natural numbers and you would get a result in the natural numbers. Take 7/3 for example, this is obviously not a natural number.