Number and their Classification

Number and their Classification
1)      Natural Number
2)      Whole Number
3)      Integer Number
4)      Rational number
5)      Real number
6)      Irrational number
Explanation
1)      Natural Number –
Natural number is a set of non-negative number. It is a set of positive number. The set of natural numbers is denoted by N
N = {1, 2, 3, 4, ...}
Natural Numbers can further be sub-divided into different types: -
                                                        I.            Even and odd Numbers
                                                      II.            Prime Numbers
                                                    III.            Relatively prime/ co-prime numbers
                                                    IV.            Composite numbers
                                                      V.            Perfect numbers
2)      Whole number –
Whole number is set of positive number and zero. And its start from 0, 1, 2, 3, …. N .
                           N = {0, 1, 2, 3, 4, ...}

3)      Integer number-
Integer number is number with no fractional part. It’s include counting number {1, 2, 3, 4, …} , zero { 0 } and negative number {-1, -2, -3 ….}
We can write them as {..., -3, -2, -1, 0, 1, 2, 3, ...}

4)      Rational number –
Rational number is fractional number    
                                Rational number is {  1/2, 3/5, -8/5, 0, +3, -150, ..}

5)      Real number –  
Real number is combination of whole number, rational number, irrational number. Imaginary number is not a real number.

6)      Irrational number –

     An irrational number is a number that cannot be expressed as a fraction p/q for any integers p and q. Irrational numbers have decimal expansions 
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