what is the math definition of the word number integers and composite numbers and examples of whole numbers, number integers,prime numbers,and composite numbers please!
2006-06-09 09:25:07 · 9 answers · asked by gnester brown 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
i would like to clear natural numbers and whole numbers.
Old practise:
Natural numbers={1,2,3,4,.......}
Whole numbers={0,1,2,3,4,......}
Intergers={....,-3,-2,-1,0,1,2,3,....}
New practise:
Natural numbers={0,1,2,3,4,....}
Integers={....,-3,-2,-1,0,1,2,3,.....}
Note: Whole numbers concept is not there.
2006-06-11 04:03:37 · answer #1 · answered by K N Swamy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Integers Definition Math
2016-09-28 03:03:34 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
An integer is any number in the set {. . ., -3,-2,-1,0,1,2,3,. . .}. Many people say that "whole numbers" are positive integers and 0, but I just think they are the same as integers. "Whole numbers" isn't actually mathematically defined, so it doesn't really matter what they are. A composit number is a number that can be written as a product of more than one integer (other than -1,1). A prime number can be defined in a couple of ways.
1) the most possible is to say that it is a number such that it's only two divisors are 1 and itself.
2) another way to define a prime number (in more general) is:
a non-unit element (number that is not 1) p is considered prime if for every element (number) ab, such that p divides ab, p divides a or b. The second definition is used in more advaced mathematics.
Examples of integers are:
-3,-2,-1,0,1,2,3, . . .
Examples of prime numbers are:
2,3,5,7,11, . . .
Examples of composite numbers are:
4,6,8,9,10,12,14, . . .
2006-06-09 09:39:08 · answer #3 · answered by Eulercrosser 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Natural numbers: 1,2,3,4,5.......
whole numbers : 0,1,2,3,4,5..........
Intezers; -3,-2,-1,0,1,2,3
Prime numbers are those which only two factors i.e.,
"2" has 2 factors one and itself. Hence it is a prime. Ex: 2,3,5,7,11....
Composite numbers are those which have more than two factors i.e.,
6 has 1,2,3,6 as factors hence it is composite Ex: 4,6,8,9,....
2006-06-23 03:16:12 · answer #4 · answered by sandeep y 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go to www.mathwords.com and follow "numbers and symbols" link.
2006-06-09 09:31:55 · answer #5 · answered by metallica 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I only wish, I knew what the he** you are talking about. If I did, I bet I'de be a hell of lot smarter and richer.
2006-06-23 06:32:00 · answer #6 · answered by budgetcasket 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
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2006-06-23 04:37:24 · answer #7 · answered by beautiful girls♥! 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
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2006-06-22 13:25:14 · answer #8 · answered by Mike 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I don't understand...Sorry...
2006-06-22 23:55:12 · answer #9 · answered by IT 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋