Question

The smallest natural number is
A. 0
B. 1
C. 2
D. None of these

Answer 1

Hint: Natural numbers are a part of the number system which includes all the positive integers from 1 till infinity. So, use this concept to reach the solution of the given problem.

Complete step-by-step answer:
The smallest natural number is one. This comes from the definition of natural numbers, which are numbers that occur naturally for every day counting of a number of objects, such as twenty sheep in a field.
The natural numbers are in the infinite class: \[\left[ {1,2,3,........................} \right]\] and are all positive. Zero is not a natural number.
We do not talk of zero sheep or minus seven cows in a field.
There could be one horse in a field, indicating a real positive integer, unity, or just the natural number unity, one (1).
One is the smallest natural number.
Thus, the correct option is B. 1

Note: 0 is a whole number which was invented by Aryabhata. The largest natural number cannot be written because the natural number goes up to infinite. If we add up 0 before 1 of the natural numbers it makes whole numbers.