Odd and even numbers are whole numbers (integers) such as 1,2,3 etc...
If an integer is divisible by "2" without leaving a remainder (i.e. it will result in an integer) then it is even.
If an integer will not result in another integer when divided by 2 then it is odd.
Examples:
2 & 4 are even as: 2/2 = 1 and 4/2 = 2 (both results are whole numbers)
1 & 3 are odd as: 1/2 = 0.5 & 3/2 = 1.5 (neither result is a whole number).
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A definition of an odd number is 2n-1 where n is any integer. The product of two odd numbers is thus (2n-1)(2p-1) for any numbers n and p. Expanding the expression yields 2(2pn -(p+n)) + 1. The term on the left is even by definition. Adding 1 to any even number is, by definition, an odd number. Therefore, the conclusion is elementary (Watson); the product of two two odd numbers is an odd number
According to the definition, their odd. None of them can be divided by two evenly. A number must be divided by two evenly to be even.
odd * odd = odd answer even * even = even answer odd * even = even answer
Yes. An even number is defined as being evenly divisible by 2 (no fractional answers, only integers). If an odd number has an even factor, then because of the above definition, this odd number must have a factor of 2. But you will be hard pressed to find an odd number that is a multiple of 2, because that is already the definition of an even number. So, odd numbers cannot have even factors and thus odd numbers always have odd factors.
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