C programs to check if a number is even or odd have been shown here. An integer number $n$ is said to be even if it is divisible by $2$ i.e. $(n\mod 2 = 0)$ and it is called odd if it is not divisible by 2 i.e. it does not result in 0 as the remainder when divided by $2$. So a number in the form of $2n$, where $n$ is an integer, is called even and a number in the form of $2n+1$ or $2n-1$ is called odd. For example $... -4, -2, 0, 2, 4$ ... etc. are even numbers and $... -3, -1, 1, 3, 5$ ... etc. are odd numbers.
Another approach is to apply bitwise AND operator (&) to check if $n$ is even or odd. We need to perform bitwise AND operation between $n$ and $1$. If $n$ AND $1 = 0$, then $n$ is even and if $n$ AND $1 = 1$, then $n$ is odd.
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4. Program & output: Modulo operation
5. Program & output: Bitwise AND operation
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1. Algorithm to check if a number is even or odd
// $n$ is an integer number as input//
1. Check if $n \mod 2 = 0$, then Return Even else
2. Return Odd
2. Pseudocode to check if a number is even or odd
Input: An integer number $n$
Output: If $n$ is even or odd
1. Procedure evenOrOdd($n$):
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3. Time complexity to check if a number is even or odd
Time Complexity: O(1)
4. C Program to check if a number is even or odd
/********************************************** alphabetacoder.com C program to check if a number is even or odd ***********************************************/ #include <stdio.h> int main() { // declare variables int n; //take input printf("Enter the number = "); scanf("%d", & n); //check if n is even or odd if (n % 2 == 0) printf("%d is even", n); else printf("%d is odd", n); return 0; }
Output
Case 1:
Enter the number = -5
-5 is odd
Case 2:
Enter the number = 8
8 is even
Case 3:
Enter the number = 3
3 is odd
5. C Program to check if a number is even or odd using bitwise AND operation
/*************************************** alphabetacoder.com C program to check if a number is even or odd using bitwise AND operation ****************************************/ #include <stdio.h> int main() { // declare variables int n; //take input printf("Enter the number = "); scanf("%d", & n); //check if n is even or odd // by doing bitwise AND operation // with 1. If the result is 0 then // n is even. If the result is 1 // then n is odd. if (n & 1) printf("%d is odd", n); else printf("%d is even", n); return 0; }
Output
Case 1:
Enter the number = 15
15 is odd
Case 2:
Enter the number = 22
22 is even
Case 3:
Enter the number = 13
13 is odd