TYPES OF NUMBERS

Keywords Examples Explanations/Rules

Natural Numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5… Counting numbers

Whole Numbers 0, 1, 2, 3, 4… Natural numbers and zero

Negative numbers and whole
Integers …-2, -1, 0, 1, 2… numbers
Can be expressed as a fraction
Rational
of two integers: A/B, B≠0
-Fractions 7/8, 5/8
A terminating decimal can be
53.2=532/10
-Terminating Decimal expressed as a fraction with a
167=167/1 denominator of a power of 10
.333…=.3=3/9 A repeating decimal can be
-Repeating Decimal
.5151...=.51=51/99 expressed as a fraction

𝜋=3.14159…
Irrational Numbers Non-repeating decimal
√3=1.73205…
Rational numbers and
Real Numbers All numbers on number line
Irrational numbers

Note: √(𝑛𝑒𝑔𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝑛𝑢𝑚𝑏𝑒𝑟𝑠) or number/0 are NOT real

Real

Rational

Integers

Whole

Natural

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