Facts By Ren Eversole LTEC 4100 Integers are never ending in both directions. Positive and negative Negative + Negative = Negative Positive + Positive = Positive A negative number is a real number that is less than zero. Positive x Positive = Positive Negative x Negative = Positive Negative x Positive = Negative Positive x Negative = Negative By: Ren Eversole Integers In mathematics, every real number other than Depth The Number Line The average ocean depth is 2.65 zero is either positive or negative. The positive The relationship between negative numbers, posi- whole numbers are referred to as natural tive numbers, and zero is often expressed in the form of a number line: Numbers appearing farther to the right on this line are greater, while numbers appearing farther to the left are less. Thus zero appears in the middle, with the positive numbers to the right and the negative numbers to the left. numbers, while the positive and negative whole numbers (together with zero) are referred to as integers. miles.