No, negative 3 is not a whole number. Whole numbers are a set of numbers that include all the positive integers starting from 0 and continue infinitely (0, 1, 2, 3, …). They do not include negative numbers or fractions.
Negative numbers, such as -3, are part of the set of integers, which includes all whole numbers and their negative counterparts. However, since whole numbers are defined as non-negative integers, negative 3 does not fall into this category.
In summary, while negative 3 is an integer, it is not considered a whole number because whole numbers are exclusively non-negative.