; 1. Check the least significant bit. (define (even? i) (if (eq? (band i 1) 0) #t #f)) (define (odd? i) (if (eq? (band i 1) 1) #t #f)) (print (if (even? 12345678987654321) "even" "odd")) ; ==> odd (print (if (odd? 12345678987654321) "odd" "even")) ; ==> odd (print (if (even? 1234567898765432) "even" "odd")) ; ==> even (print (if (odd? 1234567898765432) "odd" "even")) ; ==> even ; 2. Divide i by 2. The remainder equals 0 iff i is even. (define (even? i) (if (eq? (remainder i 2) 0) #t #f)) (define (odd? i) (if (eq? (remainder i 2) 1) #t #f)) (print (if (even? 12345678987654321) "even" "odd")) ; ==> odd (print (if (odd? 12345678987654321) "odd" "even")) ; ==> odd (print (if (even? 1234567898765432) "even" "odd")) ; ==> even (print (if (odd? 1234567898765432) "odd" "even")) ; ==> even ; 3. Use modular congruences. Same as 2. (define (even? i) (if (eq? (mod i 2) 0) #t #f)) (define (odd? i) (if (eq? (mod i 2) 1) #t #f)) (print (if (even? 12345678987654321) "even" "odd")) ; ==> odd (print (if (odd? 12345678987654321) "odd" "even")) ; ==> odd (print (if (even? 1234567898765432) "even" "odd")) ; ==> even (print (if (odd? 1234567898765432) "odd" "even")) ; ==> even