alleryStart learning →Which set of numbers is formed by including zero together with the counting numbers?
AThe natural numbers
BThe whole numbers
CThe negative numbers
DThe prime numbers
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. The whole numbers
1. The counting numbers are 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and so on.
2. Adding the number zero to this list creates a new set of numbers.
3. The whole numbers are the counting numbers and zero.
4. Natural numbers is another name for the counting numbers without zero, and negative and prime numbers describe different sets entirely.
_Source: OpenStax Prealgebra (CC BY 4.0), Ch 1 "Whole Numbers", section 1.1 Introduction to Whole Numbers_
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