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Excel - Using Excel IF command for odd or even numbers

Expert: Nathan Head - 10/25/2008

Question
Is it possible, using the IF command, to specify a certain outcome based on whether the number in a cell is odd or even. I have tried various entries such as A1=ODD etc in the 'insert formula' field but always receive the 'invalid' error.

Thanks in advance for any help you can give me.

Answer
Justin:

You would want to use a formula similar to this:

=IF(ISODD(A1),"ODD","EVEN")

This formla will display the word ODD if the value in cell A1 is odd. It will display EVEN if the value is even.

Please let me know if you have any additional questions!

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