ODD NUMBERS

 A whole number that is not able to be divided by two into two equal whole numbers The numbers 1, 3, 5, and 7 are odd numbers.

Odd numbers are positive integers that cannot be categorized into groups of two. For example: 1, 3, 5, 7, etc. Let's visualize it using an example of footwear and cherries. Let us assume that we have footwear in counts of 1, 3, 5, and 7. On the other hand, we have cherries in pairs of 2, 4, 6, and 8. Look at the image given below in order to understand how the pairing of these numbers will work.

Properties of Odd Numbers

If you try to carry out a few arithmetic operation the odd numbers, can you come to a common conclusion of all of the numbers? Well yes, there does exist a set of properties that applies not only for the odd numbers given in the list of 1 to 200 but are applicable to any odd number that you may come across. Given below is a list of the properties that will always apply for an odd number. Each of these properties can be explained in a detailed way as given below:

• Addition: The addition of two odd numbers will always give an even number, i.e., the sum of two odd numbers is always an even number. For example, 3 (odd) + 5 (odd) = 8 (even).
• Subtraction: subtract of two odd numbers will always give an even number. For example, 7 (odd) - 1 (odd) = 6 (even).
• Multiplication: it is of two odd numbers will always give an odd number. For example, 3 (odd) × 7 (odd) = 21 (odd).
• Division: division of two odd numbers will always give an odd number. For example, 33 (odd) ÷ 11 (odd) = 3 (odd).