What is the set of numbers to which 18/3183 belong?

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Shwetank Mauria
Oct 29, 2016

18/6=3186=3 belongs to Natural numbers, whole numbers, integers, fractions, rational numbers

Explanation:

18/3183 is a fraction, which can be simplified as (6cancel18)/(1cancel3)=6/1=6.

Hence,

It belongs to Natural numbers , which are {1,2,3,4,5,6...............}

It belongs to Whole numbers , which are {0,1,2,3,4,5,6...............}

It belongs to Integers , which are {....-6,-5,-4,-3,-2,-1,0,1,2,3,4,5,6...............}

It belongs to Fractions , as it can be expressed as a ratio of two natural numbers

It belongs to Rational numbers , as it can be expressed as a ratio of two integers

Note: It also belongs to Real numbers , as it can be marked on real number line, as well as a Complex number, say 6+i0, but this may be beyond Prealgebra.

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