Find the Even numbers in an Array using JavaScript

Find the Even Numbers in an Array #

To find the even numbers in an array:

1. Use the Array.filter() method to iterate over the array.
2. Check if each number doesn't have a remainder when divided by 2.
3. The filter method will return a new array containing only the even numbers

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const arr = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9];

const even = arr.filter(number => {
  return number % 2 === 0;
});

console.log(even); // 👉️ [2, 4, 6, 8]

The function we passed to the Array.filter method gets called with each element in the array.

On each iteration, we use the modulo (%) operator to check if the number doesn't have a remainder when divided by 2.

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console.log(10 % 2); // 👉️ 0
console.log(11 % 2); // 👉️ 1

If there is no remainder when the number is divided by 2, it's an even number.

Only even numbers satisfy the condition and get added to the new array.

An alternative approach is to use the Array.forEach method.

To find the even numbers in an array:

1. Declare a variable and initialize it to an empty array.
2. Use the Array.forEach() method to iterate over the array.
3. Check if each number doesn't have a remainder when divided by 2.
4. If there is no remainder, push the number into the even numbers array.

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const arr = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9];

const even = [];

arr.forEach(number => {
  if (number % 2 === 0) {
    even.push(number);
  }
});

console.log(even); // 👉️ [2, 4, 6, 8]

The function we passed to the forEach method gets called with each element in the array.

However, the forEach method doesn't return an array like filter does.

Which approach you pick is a matter of personal preference. I'd go with the filter() method because it helps us avoid declaring an intermediary variable.

Further Reading #

• Find the Odd Numbers in an Array using JavaScript
• Check if String starts with Number using JavaScript
• Get the Sum of an Array of Numbers in JavaScript
• Split a Number into an Array in JavaScript
• Filter an Array to only Numbers in JavaScript
• Check if Array contains only Numbers in JavaScript