Closure and Commutative Property for Division of Integers
Integers are ...
Question
Integers are closed under division, i.e. for any two integers, a and b, a ÷ b will be an integer.
A
True
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B
False
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Solution
The correct option is B False Integers are not closed under division, i.e. for any two integers a and b, a ÷ b may or may not be an integer. Ex: (4) ÷ (- 4) = -1, which is an integer. While (-1) ÷ 2 = - 0.5, which is not an integer. Therefore, the given statement is false.