Example of flowcharting:

Example

Problem statement: To find out whether a given number is even or odd.

Algorithm:

Step 1 Start

Step 2 INPUT the number n 

Step 3 Find the remainder on dividing the given number by 2

           if (remainder = 0) then

     print "number is even"

           else

                print "number is odd"

Step 4 End

Representing this algorithm through flowchart helps in easier and better understanding of the algorithm :