even number

noun

A positive integer that can be divided by two, and two itself.

Opposite
odd number
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Meanings

nouneven number (plural even numbers)

plural even numbers

  1. A positive integer that can be divided by two, and two itself.
  2. mathematicsAn integer that is divisible by two.
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see even, number. (a number that is equal or equivalent)

    If you'd come at me with even numbers, I wouldn't leave a grease spot of you.

    1866, Israel Gibbons, Crescent-shine, page 108

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
odd number

Translations

Arabic عَدَد زَوْجِيّ
  • عَدَد زَوْجِيّ (ʕadad zawjiyy)positive integer that can be divided by two
Bulgarian че́тно число́
  • че́тно число́ (čétno čisló)positive integer that can be divided by two
Catalan nombre parell
  • nombre parellpositive integer that can be divided by two
Chinese Mandarin 偶數 /偶数, 雙數 /双数
  • 偶數 /偶数 (ǒushù)positive integer that can be divided by two
  • 雙數 /双数 (shuāngshù)positive integer that can be divided by two
Danish lige tal
  • lige talpositive integer that can be divided by two
Esperanto para nombro
  • para nombropositive integer that can be divided by two
Finnish parillinen luku
  • parillinen lukupositive integer that can be divided by two
French nombre pair
  • nombre pairpositive integer that can be divided by two
German gerade Zahl
  • gerade Zahlpositive integer that can be divided by two
Hebrew מִסְפָּר זוּגִי, מספר זוגי
  • מִסְפָּר זוּגִיpositive integer that can be divided by two
  • מספר זוגי (mispár zugí)positive integer that can be divided by two
Hindi समान संख्या
  • समान संख्या (samān saṅkhyā)positive integer that can be divided by two
Hungarian páros szám
  • páros számpositive integer that can be divided by two
Irish ré-uimhir, uimhir chothrom
  • ré-uimhirpositive integer that can be divided by two
  • uimhir chothrompositive integer that can be divided by two
Japanese 偶数
  • 偶数 (gūsū)positive integer that can be divided by two
Korean 짝수, 우수
  • 짝수 (jjaksu)positive integer that can be divided by two
  • 우수 (usu)positive integer that can be divided by two
Norwegian Bokmål partall
  • partallpositive integer that can be divided by two
Persian عدد زوج
  • عدد زوجpositive integer that can be divided by two
Polish liczba parzysta
  • liczba parzystapositive integer that can be divided by two
Portuguese número par
  • número parpositive integer that can be divided by two
Russian чётное число́
  • чётное число́ (čótnoje čisló)positive integer that can be divided by two
Scottish Gaelic àireamh chothrom
  • àireamh chothrompositive integer that can be divided by two
Spanish número par
  • número parpositive integer that can be divided by two
Tagalog bilang na tukol
  • bilang na tukolpositive integer that can be divided by two
Tamil இரட்டைப்படை
  • இரட்டைப்படை (iraṭṭaippaṭai)positive integer that can be divided by two
Thai คู่, เลขคู่
  • คู่ (kûu)positive integer that can be divided by two
  • เลขคู่positive integer that can be divided by two
Turkish çift sayı
  • çift sayıpositive integer that can be divided by two
Urdu جُفْت عَدَد
  • جُفْت عَدَد (juft 'adad)positive integer that can be divided by two
Vietnamese số chẵn
  • số chẵnpositive integer that can be divided by two
Welsh eilrif, rhif gwastad
  • eilrifpositive integer that can be divided by two
  • rhif gwastadpositive integer that can be divided by two
Cite this entry
APA

even number. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/even%20number

MLA

“even number.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/even%20number. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “even number,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/even%20number.

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