Whole numbers 9 Flashcards
What is a natural number?
Positive numbers
N
What is a whole number?
Positive numbers. No negative numbers.
N0
What is an integer?
All numbers
Z with -
Zahlen = numbera
What is a rational number?
Q (quotient) Eg. Fraction
What is a terminate?
It ends
What is a recur?
Can be written as a fraction as a over B where a and B are integers and B is not zero
What are irrational?
Q’
Number non-terminating and non-recurring. Square roots of non-perfect squares. Cube roots of non-perfect cubes
What are real numbers?
Rational and irrational numbers together. Can be put on number line
What is a highest common factor?
The factor of a number can divide into the given number without leaving a remainder. Highest factor between the two (in common).
What is the lowest common multiple?
A multiple of a number is a number that the original number can go into. The lowest common multiple between the two