What Is Whole Number?
What Is An Integer?

A whole number is simply the numbers 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5… and so on. Whole numbers do not include fractions or decimals.

An integer is like a whole number, but they also include negative numbers. For example, the numbers 1 and -1 are integers.

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  • Positive Integers: {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, …}
  • Negative Integers: {..., -5, -4, -3, -2, -1}
  • Zero: 0 is not a negative or positive integer.