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More precisely, the set of all integers consists of all natural numbers {1, 2, 3, 4, ...}, their negatives {-1, -2, -3, -4, ...} and 0.  A formal definition is that it is the only [[integral domain]] whose positive elements are well ordered and in which order is preserved by addition.
 
More precisely, the set of all integers consists of all natural numbers {1, 2, 3, 4, ...}, their negatives {-1, -2, -3, -4, ...} and 0.  A formal definition is that it is the only [[integral domain]] whose positive elements are well ordered and in which order is preserved by addition.
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An integer may be [[even number|even]] (divisible by two) or [[odd number|odd]] (not divisible by two), [[positive number|positive]] (more than [[zero]]) or [[negative number|negative]] (less than zero), [[whole number|whole]] (undivided) or composite (divisible into other integers), and various other classifications, such as [[prime]] (only divisible by itself and one).
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An integer may be [[even number|even]] (divisible by two) or [[odd number|odd]] (not divisible by two), [[positive number|positive]] (more than [[zero]]) or [[negative number|negative]] (less than zero), [[whole number|whole]] (undivided) or [[composite]] (divisible into other integers), and various other classifications, such as [[prime]] (only divisible by itself and one).
    
Every integer larger than 1 has a unique [[prime factorization]].
 
Every integer larger than 1 has a unique [[prime factorization]].
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