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Because positive numbers are to the right of negative numbers on the number line. If you have two numbers, one the negative of the other, and you add the positive to the negative, you get zero. If you add the positive to zero, you get a positive number. So positive numbers are an increase from zero, which is an increase from negative numbers.
A negative number may have a greater absolute value than a positive number, but it will always be less than a positive number.
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What positive integer less than -6?
There are no positive integers less than any negative ones.
The product of any two integers is a positive integer?
No, if a negative integer is multiplied by a positive integer, the product is negative. However, if both of the integers are either positive or negative, the product is positive.
Can the absolute value be both positive and negative?
No - the absolute value of any integer is either the integer itself or its positive equivalent, if negative.
Do integers have to have an opposite or just be a positive or negative number?
An integer is just a whole number, excluding zero. Any positive integer will always have an opposite just by placing a negative sign in front of the positive integer. You can also say that any negative whole number is an integer.
Can an integer be a negative number?
A negative number can be an integer. An integer is any positive or negative whole number including zero.
