Explain Rational number,Whole number,Prime number and Integers

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Rational numbers- Any number that can be represented in the form of $\frac{p}{q}$ where 'p' and 'q' are integers and q is not equal to 0.
Whole Numbers- Integers from 0 to infonity are called whole numbers.
Primes Numbers- Numbers which have 1 and themselves as their only factors. e.g- 3,13,7,23,etc
Integers- It is a number which can be written without any fractional component. It can be positive or negative. e.g.- 12, -9, 599, etc

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