Zero is an even number, but to say even numbers start with zero does not take into account even negative numbers. Zero is an even number on an infinite list of even numbers that has no beginning and no end.
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That really depends what numbers you are considering.If you consider the set of natural numbers, starting with zero, then no: the smallest even number is zero.If you exclude zero, and start counting at 1, then yes, two is the smallest even number.If you consider the set of integers (i.e., both positive and negative whole numbers), then there is no smallest even number.
Traditionally, counting numbers start from 1.
Zero is an even number because it is between two odd numbers which are -1 and +1
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Every integer (whole numbers, including positives, negatives, and zero) is either odd or even. No number is both odd and even. Other numbers, such as fractions that don't reduce to an integer, irrational numbers, and pure imaginary numbers are neither odd nor even. Zero is an even number and is not an odd number.