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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.
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Is 0 the smallest integer?
No. Integers are positive and negative whole numbers (…, -2, -1, 0, 1, 2, …). As there are an infinite number of negative integers as they approach negative infinity (the greatest negative integer being -1), there can be no smallest (negative) integer.
What is the sum of the four times the largest negative integer and the smallest positive integer?
-3
What is the sum of largest 4-digit positive integer and smallest 3-digit negative integer?
1
Is the difference of a positive integer and negative integer always a positive?
No, a positive minus a negative can be either or positive or a negative.
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.
How many integers are there in the greatest negative integer and the smallest positive integer?
Infinitely many in both cases.
Is 0 the smallest integer?
No. Integers are positive and negative whole numbers (…, -2, -1, 0, 1, 2, …). As there are an infinite number of negative integers as they approach negative infinity (the greatest negative integer being -1), there can be no smallest (negative) integer.
Why is the smallest positive integer is larger than the largest negative integer?
The smallest positive integer is 1. The largest negative integer is -1. 1 > -1
Is there a smallest integer?
1 is the smallest positive integer. But if you include negative integers, there is no smallest.
What is the smallest factor of a number?
The smallest positive factor of any positive integer is the number 1. If negative factors are allowed, the smallest factor is the negative of the absolute value of any integer.
Is the smallest positive integer larger than the largest negative integer?
YES
Is zero the smallest positive integer?
Zero is neither positive nor negative.
What is the sum of the four times the largest negative integer and the smallest positive integer?
-3
Is there a greatest negative integer?
Yes, there is a greatest negative integer. It is -1 because -1 is the only negative number before 0 and negative numbers are the opposite of positive numbers.
Why -1 is the greatest integer?
It is not - so the question is seriously flawed. If you stated that -1 was the greatest (most positive) negative integer you would be correct. However, numbers are infinite so you cannot state a greatest integer. Integers are both positive and negative numbers, but have to be whole numbers
Is the product of a negative and positive integer a negative?
Yes. The product of a negative integer and a positive integer is a negative integer.
What is the smallest non-positive integer?
There isn't one. Negative numbers go on forever.
