It is divisible by 2
[2*19 = 38]
and a number that is divisible by two is an even number.
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It is 20 because 18+20 = 38
The terms "even" and "odd" apply to whole numbers, not to decimals or fractions.
The number 38 can be broken down into its prime factors, which are 2 and 19. This means that 2 x 19 = 38. Additionally, 38 is an even number, as it is divisible by 2 without a remainder. In terms of mathematical operations, 38 can be added, subtracted, multiplied, or divided by other numbers to yield different results.
"Two consecutive numbers" implies that these are whole numbers. Consecutive whole numbers have different parity - that is to say that one is odd and the other even, which means that their sum must be odd. Since 38 is even the problem has no solution.