is zero even, odd, or neither?

Question

plz give me a straight answer and example!!! and dont 4get to tell me ur sorce of where u got ur answer!!!

Answer 1

Zero sits alone, smack dab in between the positive and the negative, signifying absolutely nothing.

To get a better grasp on the concept, we tried an advanced search on "number zero" + odd. On a page titled The Zero Effect by Donn Responds, we read that an even number divided by 2 leaves no remainder, while an odd number divided by 2 leaves a remainder. According to this logic, zero would be an even number. However, Donn doesn't buy this argument and states:

Zero is divisible by any number and leaves no remainder. In this it is unique. ( 0/n = 0 ; independent of what "n" is. When a number...say 5, is divided by a pedestrian integer you get quotients like: 1.666 (5/3) or 0.625 (5/8) but divide any number by zero and the quotient is...undefined. Every single time.
After some further digging, we turned up two other sources that argued that 0 falls into the realm of even numbers. Dr. Pete of the Math Forum insists that every integer must be even or odd, and states, "An integer 'n' is called *even* if there exists an integer m such that n = 2m...From this, it is clear that 0 = (2)(0) is even." The Straight Dope echoes these findings in a column on the subject.

So it seems we have a definite split amongst the minds of mathematics. Some sources claim zero is neither negative nor positive, while others label it a positive number. It's a positively odd situation that leaves us in a quandary over nothing. Ultimately, we suggest reading through the sources and deciding for yourself
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Answer 2

It's even. By definition, an integer N is even if it can be divided by 2 without remainder. 0/2 = 0 remainder 0, last time I checked.

Or equivalently, quoting the source cited below:

An even number is an integer of the form n==2k, where k is an integer. The even numbers are therefore ..., -4, -2, 0, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, ...

Some of the answerers here are confusing "odd, even, or neither" with "positive, negative, or neither".

Answer 3

Firstly, let's face is, zero isn't odd.

This seems like it should be in the "by convention" area. But I don't think I have ever come across any convention that informs us about zero being neither odd nor even.

I would therefore refer to definitions of odd and even:
Even - integers of the form 2n, for some integer n
Odd - integers of the form 2n+1, for some integer n.

Note that integers can be positive, negative or zero.
Clearly 0 = 2x0, so I would say that 0 is even.

Answer 4

personaly i consider 0 to be even why? because
10 even 9 odd 8 even 7 odd 6 even 5 odd 4 even 3 odd 2 even 1 odd thuss to continue the pattern one more step you get 0 even how ever there are those that would argue that 0 is odd in that it is neither even or odd

Answer 5

Zero is an even number because an even number is an integer of the form of n=2x where x is an integer

Answer 6

Zero is neither even nor odd.

Since zero is the absence of a quantity, zero is neither positive nor negative and also can be neither odd nor even.

EDIT: While I stand by my personal opinion that zero can be neither odd nor even, Wikipedia claims that Zero is even.

Answer 7

it ends up being even because if you have 10 the last digit is 0 and 10,10,30, 400,50070 etc will be even. its even

Answer 8

neither because zero is not a number.

Answer 9

It is neither...
it is just zero.
because, for example, if it was negative zero... how can you have a negative of nothing...
i dunno if that makes sense..
but trust me
it isnt positive nor negative

Answer 10

i dont think its even or odd.