Why is -999,999 the negative of 999,999?
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:
| 999,997 | 999,998 | 1,000,000 | 1,000,001 |
| -999,997 | -999,998 | -1,000,000 | -1,000,001 |