Question: can negative numbers be integers?
Answer: Integers. The integers are ..., -4, -3, -2, -1, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, ... -- all the whole numbers and their opposites (the positive whole numbers, the negative whole numbers, and zero). Fractions and decimals are not integers. ... For example, -5 is an integer but not a whole number or a natural number.