These are the main number types:

integers, natural, prime, rational, irrational, square, surds, real, square, factors

 

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INTEGERS

-3, -2, -1, 0, 1, 2, 3 ... Integers - zero, positive and negative WHOLE numbers.

NATURAL NUMBERS

Natural numbers are POSITIVE integers_________ 2, 5, 8, 93, 37, 29 ...

 

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PRIME NUMBERS

Prime Numbers can only be divided by themselves and '1' .

3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 23, 29 .......

RATIONAL NUMBERS

All Rational numbers can be WRITTEN AS FRACTIONS, where the top number (numerator) and bottom number(denominator) are whole numbers

5/6, 9/5, 11/3, 12/7, 8/6, 24/10...

Where a decimal number is concerned, there is some pattern in the numbers after the decimal point. in this case we call the decimal 'recurring'. By convention the repeated numbers have a dot placed above them.

 

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IRRATIONAL NUMBERS

Irrational Numbers cannot be written as fractions. Irrational numbers have no pattern in the numbers after the decimal point. The numbers go on randomly.

e.g._5.9384756210029183744121__

SQUARE NUMBERS

A square number is produced when a number is multiplied by itself.

25, 16, 36, 9 are squares of 5, 4, 6, 3 respectively

SURDS

Surds are positive or negative numbers with a square root sign infront of them.

 

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REAL NUMBERS

These are all the types of number discussed here. If you take your studies further to A-level, you will learn about VIRTUAL NUMBERS. These are to do with the square root of -1.

 

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FACTORS

Factors are numbers that can divide exactly into other numbers without leaving a remainder. For example, 5 is a factor of 35. It divides into it exactly 7 times.

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