Commutativity- Rational numbers are commutative under addition and multiplication. ... Rational numbers, integers and whole numbers are non commutative under subtraction and division.

Are rationals closed under subtraction?

Thus, we see that for addition, subtraction as well as multiplication, the result that we get is itself a rational number. This means that rational numbers are closed under addition, subtraction and multiplication.

Does the commutative property work with subtraction?

Commutative property:

Commutative property states that there is no change in result though the numbers in an expression are interchanged. Commutative property holds for addition and multiplication but not for subtraction and division.