Subtracting a negative is like adding a positive.
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If the integer subtracted is smaller than or equal to the first integer, then the answer is positive. Otherwise, if the integer subtracted is larger, then the answer is negative.
a negative integer
The smallest positive integer is 1. 1 is the multiplicative identity; ie anything times 1 is itself. The greatest negative integer is the most positive negative integer which is -1. Therefore the product of the greatest negative integer and the smallest positive integer is the greatest negative integer which is -1.
A negative number can be an integer. An integer is any positive or negative whole number including zero.
No, a positive minus a negative can be either or positive or a negative.