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jenn

"E" or "O" for the first, even or odd digit in a number

hi there!

I need a formula, to say "E" if the first digit of a four-digit-number in A1
is even. and "O" if its odd. Thanks a lot!

Biff

Hi!

Try this:

=IF(A1="","",IF(MOD(LEFT(A1,1),2)=0,"E","O"))

Biff

"jenn" wrote in message
...
hi there!

I need a formula, to say "E" if the first digit of a four-digit-number in
A1
is even. and "O" if its odd. Thanks a lot!

Ron Rosenfeld

On Thu, 23 Jun 2005 19:53:01 -0700, "jenn"
wrote:

hi there!

I need a formula, to say "E" if the first digit of a four-digit-number in A1
is even. and "O" if its odd. Thanks a lot!

=IF(MOD(INT(A1/1000),2),"O","E")

--ron

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