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What number is both even and odd according to mathematical convention?
Answer
No such number exists
No number can be both even (divisible by 2 with no remainder) and odd (leaving remainder 1 when divided by 2)—they are mutually exclusive.
💡 Did you know?
Zero is considered even, not odd, because it's divisible by 2 with no remainder.
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- Zero
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