What are the different operations conducted on real numbers?

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Real numbers and operations conducted on real numbers:
A real number is a value of continuous quantity that can be represent a distance along a line.
Types of real number:
Whole number
Natural number
Rational number
Irrational number
Composite number
Prime number
The basic arithmetic operations for real numbers are Addition $(+)$ , Subtraction $(-)$ , Multiplication $(\times)$ and Division $(\div)$ .
Thus, operations conducted on real numbers are Addition $(+)$ , Subtraction $(-)$ , Multiplication $(\times)$ and Division $(\div)$ .

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