# Number is even

Canonical: https://www.wiki.jodisand.me/snippets/python/is_even/


Checks if the given number is even.

- Check whether a number is odd or even using the modulo (`%`) operator.
- Return `True` if the number is even, `False` if the number is odd.

```py
def is_even(num):
  return num % 2 == 0
```

```py
is_even(3) # False
```