Check whether number is even or odd.

Question

How would I determine whether a number is even or odd?

Answer 1

I know everyone prefers using modulus, but that can be slow. If it is an integer, you can do this:

if ( (x & 1) == 0 ) { even... } else { odd... }

This is because the low bit will always be set on an odd number.

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