Question

Which answer choice gives the correct classification(s) of the number 1,256?

integer
natural, whole
integer, rational
natural, whole, integer, rational

Answer 1

natural, whole, integer, rational

Explanation:

Natural Number:

All the numbers in the set {1, 2, 3, …} are natural numbers, 1256 lies in this set.

Whole Number:

All the numbers in the set {0, 1, 2, 3, …} are whole numbers, 1256 lies in this set.

Integer:

All the numbers in the set {… ,-1, 0, 1, 2 …} are integers, 1256 lies in this set.

Rational Number:

1256 can be represented as
`(1256)/(1)` or
`(2512)/(2)` etc., which is in the rational form (division of two non zero integers). therefore 1256 is also a rational number.

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