SOLUTION: what are the ways to find a digit in a given value to be odd or even? example: if 123 is a number then its answer will be 2=even and 1&3=odd.pls provide me some trick or explan

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Question 281915: what are the ways to find a digit in a given value to be odd or even?
example:
if 123 is a number then its answer will be 2=even and 1&3=odd.pls provide me some trick or explanation??
Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
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If it's divisible by 2 with no remainder, it's even.
eg, 14/2 = 7, so 14 is even.
17/2 = 8 1/2, so it's odd.
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You can look at the 1's digit. If it's even, the number is even.
xxxxxxx2 is even.
xxxxx3 is odd.