Finding the minimal integral area of a circle for which the area is larger than the circumference I'm sorry maybe it's obvious but English is not my first language. I just want to know what is asked in this question:

The area of a circle (in square inches) is numerically larger than its circumference (in inches). What is the smallest possible integral area of the circle, in square inches?

Specifically I don't understand what integral area means. I'm familiar with integration and how you can calculate the area between the curve and the axes but what should the integral area of a circle mean?

Most likely, "integral" means "is an integer". The area of this circle, expressed in square inches, is an integer.
