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Hierarchy of Numbers

“God created the counting numbers and the rests were made by men.”
~Anonymous~

Natural Numbers(N)/ Zero


Counting Numbers 0
1, 2, 18, 72

Whole Numbers (W) Negative Integers


0, 1, 2, 18, 72 -52, -17, -8, -4

Integers (Z) Non-integer rational numbers


8 1 7 19
-52, -17, -8, -4, 0, 1, 2, 18, 72  , , ,
5 2 8 6

Rational Numbers (Q) Irrational Numbers (Q’)


8 1 7 19
 52,17,8,4, , ,0, ,1,2, ,18,72  3 11, 2 ,  , 17
5 2 8 6

Real Numbers (R) Imaginary


8 1 7 19
 52,17,8,4,3 11, , ,0, ,1, 2 ,2,  , , 17 ,18,72 1  i
5 2 8 6

Complex Numbers (C)


a+b i
where: a,b – real numbers

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