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Closure Property (Division of Whole Numbers)

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Before understanding this topic you must know what are whole numbers ?

Explanation :-
System of whole numbers is not closed under division, this means that the division of any two whole numbers is not always a whole number. This is known as Closure Property for Division of Whole Numbers.

Read the following terms and you can further understand this property

4 ÷ 2 = 2, Result is a whole number.....(1)
27 ÷ 9 = 3, Result is a whole number.....(2)
15 ÷ 3 = 5, Result is a whole number.....(3)

4 ÷ 16 = 1/4;, Result is not a whole number.....(4)
9 ÷: 18 = 1/2;, Result is not a whole number.....(5)

From the above terms (1), (2) and (3), we notice that the division of whole numbers is also a whole number.
But also from the above terms (4) and (5), we notice that the division of whole numbers is not a whole number(i.e they are Fractions).
Hence, it can be concluded that division of two whole numbers is not always a whole number.

Study More Solved Questions / Examples

  • Solve the following and explain what you observe?
    40 ÷ 10 = ?
    16 ÷ 26 = ?
    99 ÷ 11= ?
    15 ÷ 21 = ?
  • Solve the following tables and write your observations:

    Table - 1
    44 ÷ 22 = ?
    96 ÷ 5 = ?
    100 ÷ 25 = ?
    121 ÷ 11 = ?
    Table - 2
    35 ÷ 21 = ?
    18 ÷ 10 = ?
    100 ÷ 15 = ?
    86 ÷ 18 = ?
  • Prove that whole numbers not closed under division.
  • What do you mean by " Whole numbers are closed under division ". Explain in detail and What is this property known as ?
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