The positive integers are the integers greater than 0, namely 1, 2, 3, ... (OEIS A000027), denoted
. In the convention that excludes 0,
they are also called counting numbers or natural
numbers.
A plot of the first few positive integers represented as a sequence of binary digits is shown above. The top portion
shows
to ,
and the bottom shows the next 510 values.
Sloane, N. J. A. Sequence A000027/M0472 in "The On-Line Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences."Wolfram,
S. A
New Kind of Science. Champaign, IL: Wolfram Media, pp. 129
and 1168,
2002.
. In the convention that excludes 0,
they are also called counting numbers or natural
numbers.
,
with 
.
to 
,
and the bottom shows the next 510 values.
