Question

Which of the following statements is true?

• A. Every whole number is a natural number
• B. Every natural number is a whole number.
• C. 1 is the least whole number
• D. 0 is the greatest whole number

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

Every natural number is a whole number.

Natural numbers = {1, 2, 3, ....}
Whole numbers = {0, 1, 2, 3, ....}
Clearly, every natural number is a whole number.

The smallest whole number is 0.
0 is a whole number but not a natural number.
The greatest whole number is undefined.