Is zero an even no or odd no?

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  Saandeep Sreerambatla

  Generally Even number is called an integer which is exactly divisible by 2.
  
  So even numbers are considered to be in the form of 2k.
  
  so zero is an even number.
  
  Check this link for more detailed answer.
  
  Evenness Of Zero
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  cooltwins

  yeah even nos. are those which can be divided by 2 so zero falls under the even category
  also only if x%2=1 the no. is considered odd and 0%2=0 so it is even
  besides it is generally oddno.,even no., oddno.,even no., oddno.,even no.,... order so the no. before an odd no. i.e., 1 is undoubtedly even
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  Eddy boy

  zero is even if you think it is odd than give the characteristic of zero that matches with odd one....zero is unique digit in number system
  ...thanks
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  Manish Goyal

  Here is the answer which i got from a website
  Zero is an even number. An integer n is called *even* if there exists
  an integer m such that n = 2m, and *odd* if n+1 is even. From this,
  it is clear that 0 = (2)(0) is even.
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  Guttu

  Zero doesn't exists. So it cannot be odd or even.
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  durga ch

  i go with Guttu.
  Zero indicates emptiness. So how do you classify something which doesnot exists?
  I guess this very emptiness gave rise to the principle of infinitness i.e 2/0 = infinity.
  
  yes, if you consider zero as a number, the above justification works stating 0/2 et al make sense.
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  MaRo

  Zero indicates the emptiness that gives a high value when attached to a non-empty value, so emptiness itself is a value, if there's no emptiness there wouldn't be more.
  
  P.S.: just a thought not sure about its validity.
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  skipper

  Factorial 0 is 1. Then there is some argument about 0[sup]0[/sup].
  Zero is a quotient group in the integers as Z/nZ, n = 0, a modular form equivalent to div 0.
  
  Div 0 means "divide zero times", not "divide by zero".
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  Saandeep Sreerambatla

  Yep I go with skipper here!!
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  vik001ind

  0 in non positive & non negative integer. By the definition of evenness & oddness, any no divisible by 2 is even & otherwise odd.
  So 0 is even , as 0/2 = 0 & 0 is a whole no.
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  callyD

  I second vik001ind's comment... Zero is an even number, as 0 is divisible by 2, and leaves no remainder. 0 is neither positive nor negative.