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Even numbers are integers that are divisible by 2. When they are
divided by 2, there is no remainder.
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Here is the logic behind the addition rules: an even number can be
thought of as a bunch of pairs. For example, 6 is three pairs, and 8 is
four pairs. If you add two even numbers, you still have a bunch of
pairs, so the sum is even. An odd number is like a bunch of pairs
with one left over. So if you add two odd numbers, you have a bunch
of pairs and the two lonely units make a final pair, and the sum of
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two odd numbers is even. Meanwhile, if you add an even integer and
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an odd integer, the sum still has the unpaired unit from the odd
number, so the sum is odd.
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