The set of counting numbers is the positive integers. The set of whole numbers is the positive integers plus zero. The term "natural numbers" has been used interchangeably with both of those sets.
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The natural numbers form a proper subset of whole numbers so all natural numbers are whole numbers.
No. Natural numbers are a subset of whole numbers. Negative numbers are whole numbers but not natural.
is a natural number a whole number
Whole numbers are numbers without fractions or decimals. Natural numbers are numbers you usually count with.
There are no natural numbers which are not also whole numbers.
Whole numbers and natural numbers are the exact same, except that whole numbers include zero