Natural numbers
N whole postive numbers
rational numbers
Q numbers which can be written as a fraction of intergers
Intergers
Z whole postive and negative numbers
Irrational numbers
R/Q numbers which cannot be written as a fraction of an interger ( surds are irrational)
composite numbers
any number that isnt prime
What is proof by contradiction
to prove by contradiction that A is true first assume that not ‘A’ is true.Then follow not ‘A’ to an impossibility.If not A is impossible then A must be true