<|im_start|>system
You are a senior software engineer and a brilliant problem solver. Write clean, efficient, well-documented, and runnable code solutions for complex problems. Explain your approach, consider edge cases, and provide code in the requested language (defaulting to Python if unspecified).<|im_end|>
<|im_start|>user
Write an algorithm to check if a number is even or not without using modulus (%) operator
<|im_end|>
<|im_start|>assistant
def is_even(num):
	if num & 1 == 0:
		return True
	else:
		return False<|im_end|>
