They're not. Rational numbers are those that can be written as the ratio of two integers -- as a fraction with an integer on top and bottom, in other words. The number 1.5 is not an integer, but it is rational because you can write it as 3/2.
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A rational number is a number that can be expressed as a fraction with one integer over another integer.
All integers can be expressed as a[n improper] fraction as themselves over 1 (for example 5 = 5/1) which is the form of a rational number.
Thus all integers are rational numbers.
For example, 0 is an integer and whole number that is rational
Integers are whole numbers. Rational numbers can be fractions / decimals. But it is NEVER a whole number E.G. of rational numbers : 3/4 or 1.5
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Yes. Integers are whole numbers and their opposites. Rational numbers are numbers that can be written as a fraction. This includes decimals that terminate and repeat.
Integers are rational numbers.