Most of the time it has four, but technically the whole note is as long as the entire (whole) measure. Since 4/4 is the most common time signature the whole note usually equals 4 beats but in say,...
There are 4 notes, in a whole note, but there is only 1 whole note in a whole note, kind of like multiplying a number by one, by multiplying, you have that number.
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