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Any positive even integer can be written in which form (q is some integer)?

Class 10Euclid's Division LemmaNumber Systems

A $2 q$
B $2 q + 1$
C $4 q + 1$
D $6 q + 1$

Step-by-Step Solution

By the lemma with

b = 2

, remainders are 0 or 1. Even integers have remainder 0, so they are of the form

2 q

.

Answer: A)

2 q

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