Natural Numbers

My Definition

Key Characteristics

The following are true about natural numbers:

  • The set of natural numbers is
    {1, 2, 3, . . . }.

  • The set of natural numbers includes the positive integers.

  • Natural numbers are also called counting numbers.

Example



Video Transcript (PDF)

Non-example

0


0 is not a natural number as it is not a member of the set {1, 2, 3, . . . }.


-1


-1 is not a natural number as it is not a positive integer.



TEKS: 6(2)(A), 8(2)(A)