Find the Odd Numbers in an Array using JavaScript

Find the Odd Numbers in an Array #

To find the odd numbers in an array:

1. Use the filter() method to iterate over the array.
2. Check if each number has a remainder when divided by 2.
3. The filter method will return a new array containing only the odd numbers.

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

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

console.log(odds); // 👉️ [1, 3, 5, 7, 9]

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 has a remainder when divided by 2.

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

If there is a remainder, then the number is odd.

Only odd numbers meet the condition and get added to the new array.

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

Find the Odd Numbers in an Array using forEach() #

To find the odd numbers in an array:

1. Declare a new variable and set it to an empty array.
2. Use the forEach method to iterate over the array
3. Check if each number has a remainder when divided by 2.
4. If there is a remainder, push the number into the odd numbers array.

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

const odds = [];

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

console.log(odds); // 👉️ [1, 3, 5, 7, 9]

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

Once the forEach method has iterated over the entire array, the odds variable will contain all odd numbers from the original array.

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

Further Reading #

• Find the Even 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