After superstorm Sandy, NY mayor Michael Bloomberg said cars with even number plates could only fill up on even dates. Zero was to count as even, he said. Is this right?

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An even number is a number that can be shared equally into 2 groups. For example, these 6 apples can be split into two equal groups of 3 apples.

Where some even numbers feel boring and run-of-the-mill, odd numbers can feel slippery, uneasy, and exciting. When we flip the volume to 42 rather than 43 we feel comforted, safe.

For mathematicians the answer is easy: zero is an even number. The rest of us may not feel completely sure. According to Dr James Grime of the Millennium Maths Project at Cambridge University ...