60,169 views
44 votes
44 votes
Does natural number have inverses

User Geekonaut
by
2.9k points

1 Answer

10 votes
10 votes

Answer:

The set of natural numbers does not have the inverse property under the operation of addition, because while −x would normally be the inverse for x under addition, there are no negative numbers in the set of natural numbers. The inverse must be in the set in order for the inverse property to hold!

User Pavel Biryukov
by
3.2k points
Welcome to QAmmunity.org, where you can ask questions and receive answers from other members of our community.