Re: Is zero even or odd?

From: Vince Fiscus, KB7ADL (vlfiscus.xyz_at_mcn.net)
Date: 12/21/04 

Date: Tue, 21 Dec 2004 17:13:53 GMT

Gactimus <gactimus@xrs.net> wrote in news:10sdnunotbnere2@corp.supernews.com:

> I know 0 is neither negative or positive but what about odd/even? I think
> it's even.
>
> Odd numbers start at 1 and go every other number 1,3,5,7;1,-1,-3,-5,-7
> Even starts at 2 and go every other number 2,4,6,8;2,0,-2,-4,-6,-8

An even number plus an even number equals an even number.

An odd number plus an even number equals an odd number.

An odd number plus an odd number equals an even number.

0 + 1 = odd number

0 + 2 = even number, 2 is not odd, so zero must be even.

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