Even Numbers:

The numbers which are exactly divisible by 2 are called even numbers.

2, 4, 6, 8, 24,

6780, 54328 etc

We can recognize the numbers as an even number if its one's place digit is 0, 2, 4, 6 or 8.

Odd Numbers:

The numbers which are not exactly divisible by 2 are called odd numbers.

1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 17

67809, 543285 etc

We can recognize the numbers as an odd number if its one's place digit is 1, 3, 5, 7 or 9.

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*Exercise*

Choose the even or odd numbers from the following numbers.

56, 89, 654, 986, 763, 6543297, 76543, 876548, 567800

*Solution*

56, 654, 986, 876548 and 567800 are the even numbers.

89, 763, 6543297, 76543 are the odd numbers.

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