Question

Choose the correct option for the below statement:

Every whole number is a natural number.

• A. True
• B. False

Answer 1

The correct option is B False

Let's list down the set of whole numbers and natural numbers.

Set of whole numbers $=\text{{}0,1,2,3,...\text{}}$

Set of natural numbers $=\text{{}1,2,3,4,...\text{}}$

From the above sets of whole and natural numbers, we can see that whole number $‘‘0"$ does not belong to the list of natural numbers, i.e., $‘‘0"$ is a whole number but NOT a natural number.

Hence, the statement every whole number is a natural number is a FALSE statement.

$\therefore$ (b.) is the correct option.