diff --git a/core-java-modules/core-java-numbers-5/src/main/java/com/baeldung/evenodd/EvenOdd.java b/core-java-modules/core-java-numbers-5/src/main/java/com/baeldung/evenodd/EvenOdd.java
index 5323dcbe11..ade3421ee7 100644
--- a/core-java-modules/core-java-numbers-5/src/main/java/com/baeldung/evenodd/EvenOdd.java
+++ b/core-java-modules/core-java-numbers-5/src/main/java/com/baeldung/evenodd/EvenOdd.java
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ public class EvenOdd {
     }
 
     static boolean isOdd(int x) {
-        return x % 2 == 1;
+        return x % 2 != 0;
     }
 
     static boolean isOrEven(int x) {