Introduction To Integers
Introduction To Integers
Introduction To Integers
Introduction to Numbers
Natural Numbers : The collection of all the counting numbers is called set of natural numbers. It
is denoted by N = {1,2,3,4….}
Whole Numbers: The collection of natural numbers along with zero is called a set of whole
numbers. It is denoted by W = { 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, … }
Number Line
Representation of integers on a number line
Introduction to Zero
Integers
Integers are the collection of numbers which is formed by whole numbers and their
negatives.
The set of Integers is denoted by Z or I. I = { …, -4, -3, -2, -1, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4,… }
Multiplication of Integers
Multiplication of Integers
Product of two positive integers is a positive integer.
Example : (+2)×(+3) = +6
Product of two negative integers is a positive integer.
Example :(−2)×(−3) = +6
Product of a positive and a negative integer is a negative integer.
Example :(+2)×(−3) = −6 and (−2)×(+3) = −6
Product of even number of negative integers is positive and product of odd
number of negative integers is negative.
These properties make calculations easier.