Is Every Rational Number a Natural Number?

Is every rational number a natural number?

Every natural number is a rational number but a rational number need not be a natural number.

We know that, 1 = 1/1, 2 = 2/1, 3 = 3/1 and so on ……. .

In other words, every natural number can be written as = n/1, which is the quotient of two integers. Thus, every natural number is a rational number.

Clearly, 3/2, 2/5, 1/7, 15/20, etc. are rational numbers but they are not natural numbers.

Hence, every natural number is a rational number but a rational number need not be a natural number.


Let us determine whether the following rational numbers are natural numbers or not:

(i) 4/2

4/2 is a natural number. Since if we simplify 4/2 to its lowest term we get 2/1 = 2 which is a natural number.


(ii) 5/7

5/7 is not a natural number.


(iii) -15/5

-15/5 is not a natural number. Since if we simplify -15/5 to its lowest term we get -3/1 = -3 which is an integer but not a natural number.


(iv) -8/-4

-8/-4 is a natural number. Since if we simplify -8/-4 to its lowest term we get 2/1 = 2 which is a natural number.


(v) 1/10

1/10 is not a natural number.


(vi) 0/1

0/1 is not a natural number. Since 0/1 = 0 which is not a natural number.


(vii) 10/10

10/10 is a natural number. Since if we simplify 10/10 to its lowest term we get 1/1 = 1 which is a natural number.


(viii) 81/36

81/36 is not a natural number. Since, if we simplify 81/36 to its lowest term we get 9/4 which is a rational number but not a natural number.


So, from the above explanation we conclude that every rational number is not a natural number.

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Properties of Rational Numbers

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Equality of Rational Numbers with Common Denominator

Equality of Rational Numbers using Cross Multiplication

Comparison of Rational Numbers

Rational Numbers in Ascending Order

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Representation of Rational Numbers on the Number Line

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