Even number
From Encyclopedia of Mathematics
A number that is divisible (without remainder) by 2.
Comments
A number not divisible by 2 (i.e. leaving remainder 1) is called an odd number.
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Even number. Encyclopedia of Mathematics. URL: http://encyclopediaofmath.org/index.php?title=Even_number&oldid=15044
Even number. Encyclopedia of Mathematics. URL: http://encyclopediaofmath.org/index.php?title=Even_number&oldid=15044