The values of the first 20 Bernoulli numbers are given in the adjacent table. Two conventions are used in the literature, denoted here by and ; they differ only for , where and . For every odd , . For every even , is negative if is divisible by 4 and positive otherwise. The Bernoulli numbers are special values of the Bernoulli polynomials , with and .
The values of the first 20 Bernoulli numbers are given in the adjacent table. Two conventions are used in the liter,ature, denoted here by and ; they differ only for  where and . For every odd , . For every even , is negative if is divisible by 4 and positive otherwise. The Bernoulli numbers are special val,ues of the Bernoulli polynomials  with and .