Check If a Number is Even or Odd in Java

import java.util.Scanner; 
public class EvenOddChecker{
 
    public static void main(String[] args) {
 
        Scanner reader = new Scanner(System.in);
 
        System.out.print("Enter a number: ");
        int number = reader.nextInt();
 
        if(number % 2 == 0)
            System.out.println(number + " is an even number ");
        else
            System.out.println(number + " is an odd number");
    }
} 

Enter a number: 13 
13 is an odd number.

• This program is utilizing the if…else statement for checking that whether the number entered is even or odd and displays the result.
• Initially, a number is entered by the user which is recognized by the program using a scanner object. Reader, a scanner object is therefore formed which reads the entered number and stores it into a variable of the name number.
• Now the % operator is used find out that whether the value stored in number is even or odd. This operator simply checks that whether number is divisible by 2 or not.
• The if…else statement is then used for the determination. If the value in number is even, that is divisible by 2, the program will print “number is an even number”. And if the value is odd, that is not divisible by 2, the program will print “number is an odd number”.
• This determination of a number can also be done using a ternary operator which is provided in Java.

import java.util.Scanner;
 
public class EvenOddChecker {
 
    public static void main(String[] args) {
 
        Scanner reader = new Scanner(System.in);
 
        System.out.print("Enter a number: ");
        int number = reader.nextInt();
 
        String evenOdd = (number % 2 == 0) ? "even" : "odd";
 
    System.out.println(number + " is an  " + evenOdd + "  number. " );
 
    }
} 

Enter a number: 80
80 is an even number.

• This program finds out that whether the number entered by the user is even or odd using a ternary operator and displays the output.
• Considering the previous program that used if…else statement to perform the same task, this program does the same except that it uses a ternary operator (? :) in place of the if…else statement.
• Now, the entered number which is stored in number is checked whether it is even or odd. If the value in number is divisible by 2, then the term “even” is returned. And if the value is odd, then the term “odd” is returned. Whichever value is returned, it is stored into a string variable by the name evenodd.
• Finally, the obtained output is displayed by using the string concatenation feature provided by Java.