The following are true of whole numbers:

• The set of whole numbers includes both the natural (counting) numbers and zero.


• The set of whole numbers includes the positive integers and zero.


• The set of whole numbers is
  {0, 1, 2, 3, . . . }.

Use the link below to further study examples of whole numbers.

Whole Numbers Activity

–7

‒7 is not a whole number. It is not a member of the set {0, 1, 2, 3, . . . }. The number ‒7 is an integer, a rational number, and a real number.

0.5

0.5 is not a whole number. It is not a positive integer.