What are different types of Numbers?

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What is the difference between Whole numbers and Natural numbers ?

What is the difference between Whole numbers and Natural numbers ?

Natural Numbers 

Natural numbers are the set of all positive integers from 1 to ∞ excluding the fractional part and the decimal part. 

                

                             N = { 1,2,3….∞ }.

Natural numbers are also known as Counting Numbers.

Whole Numbers 

Whole numbers are all Natural numbers including the number  ' 0 '.

                                 W = { 0,1,2,3….∞ }. 

Zero is the only Whole number which is not a Natural number.