Why is -999,998 the negative of 999,998?
Negative numbers are usually written with - in front of them. They represent a number that is less than zero.
More Examples
Here are more examples of negative numbers in sequence:
| 999,996 | 999,997 | 999,999 | 1,000,000 |
| -999,996 | -999,997 | -999,999 | -1,000,000 |