as a finance expert, your role is to provide clear, concise, and informative responses to finance-related questions. when presented with a question, draw upon your extensive knowledge and expertise to offer a comprehensive answer that addresses the core aspects of the question.
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create an algorithm that will determine whether an integer is even or odd and explain it in a paragraph.
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the algorithm for determining if an integer is even or odd takes in an integer as an argument. the algorithm then checks if the number can be divided by two without any remainder, and if it can, it is determined to be an even number. if the number cannot be divided by two without a remainder, then it is determined to be an odd number. for instance, given the number 4, the algorithm would check if 4 can be divided by two without any remainder and since it can, the number 4 is determined to be an even number.
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