Even - Odd - 1

1 An even #is
• always divisible by 2
• is expressed as 2n,where n is an integer.

The difference betweentwo consecutive even integers is 2. 0

is an even integer.
Negative numbers are also even.
e.g.-2,-4,-6,…

-4 -2 0 2 4 6

2 An odd #is
• always leaves remainder 1 when divided by 2
• is expressed as 2n-1 or 2n+1,where n is an integer.

Thedifferencebetweentwoconsecutiveoddintegersis2.

-5 -3 -1 1 3 5

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3 Impact of addition/subtraction on even/odd

+ or - even odd
even even odd
(22 + 46 = 68) (23 + 46 = 69)
odd odd even
(23 + 46 = 69) (23 + 45 = 68)

Addinganevennumbertoanumberdoesnot changetheeven/oddnatureof that number.

4 How to handle multiple operations

1. Identifyeven/oddnatureofeachterm.
2. Handletwotermsatatime.

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5 Impact of multiplication on even/odd

× even odd
even even even
(2 × 4 = 8) (3 × 4 = 12)
odd even odd
(3 × 4 = 12) (3 × 5 = 15)

Multiplying an even number to any number results in an even number.

6 Impact of exponentson even/odd

• even
anypositive number =even

• odd
anynon-negative number =odd

• anynon-zero number0 =1 =odd

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7 Impact of division on even/odd

÷ even odd
even even/odd even
16 20
(4=4 ( 5 = 4)

28 = 7)
4
odd notaninteger odd
5 15
(2 ≠integer) ( 3 = 5)

even/odd nature discussed for only those divisions that result in an integer value.

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