Are all whole numbers also natural numbers?

All natural numbers are whole numbers but not all whole numbers are natural numbers. 0 is an exception. 0 is a whole number. Natural numbers are counting numbers and start from 1. In other words, natural numbers are positive integers. Natural numbers set contains only the multiplicative identity 1. Whole numbers are non-negative integers. read more

Natural numbers along with zero(0) are whole numbers. Closure Property Of Whole Numbers • Addition of whole numbers always gives a whole number. Thus whole numbers are closed under addition. Eg. 5+7 = 12 • Subtraction of whole numbers does not always give a whole number. Thus whole numbers are not closed under subtraction. read more