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+Program 48
+
+Added a program to check if a number is even or odd.
+Variable description-
+num-Input number
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diff --git a/C/program-48/program.c b/C/program-48/program.c
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+#include <stdio.h>
+
+int main() {
+	int num;
+	printf("Enter a number \n");
+	scanf("%d",&num);
+	if(num%2==0)
+	    printf("%d is an even number",num);
+	else
+	    printf("%d is an odd number",num);
+}
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