Task: Magic squares of singly even order

C:    #include<stdlib.h>
   #include<ctype.h>
   #include<stdio.h>
   
   int** oddMagicSquare(int n) {
        if (n < 3 || n % 2 == 0)
            return NULL;
 
        int value = 0;
        int squareSize = n * n;
        int c = n / 2, r = 0,i;
 
        int** result = (int**)malloc(n*sizeof(int*));
		
		for(i=0;i<n;i++)
			result[i] = (int*)malloc(n*sizeof(int));
 
        while (++value <= squareSize) {
            result[r][c] = value;
            if (r == 0) {
                if (c == n - 1) {
                    r++;
                } else {
                    r = n - 1;
                    c++;
                }
            } else if (c == n - 1) {
                r--;
                c = 0;
            } else if (result[r - 1][c + 1] == 0) {
                r--;
                c++;
            } else {
                r++;
            }
        }
        return result;
    }
 
    int** singlyEvenMagicSquare(int n) {
        if (n < 6 || (n - 2) % 4 != 0)
            return NULL;
 
        int size = n * n;
        int halfN = n / 2;
        int subGridSize = size / 4, i;
 
        int** subGrid = oddMagicSquare(halfN);
        int gridFactors[] = {0, 2, 3, 1};
        int** result = (int**)malloc(n*sizeof(int*));
		
		for(i=0;i<n;i++)
			result[i] = (int*)malloc(n*sizeof(int));
 
        for (int r = 0; r < n; r++) {
            for (int c = 0; c < n; c++) {
                int grid = (r / halfN) * 2 + (c / halfN);
                result[r][c] = subGrid[r % halfN][c % halfN];
                result[r][c] += gridFactors[grid] * subGridSize;
            }
        }
 
        int nColsLeft = halfN / 2;
        int nColsRight = nColsLeft - 1;
 
        for (int r = 0; r < halfN; r++)
            for (int c = 0; c < n; c++) {
                if (c < nColsLeft || c >= n - nColsRight
                        || (c == nColsLeft && r == nColsLeft)) {
 
                    if (c == 0 && r == nColsLeft)
                        continue;
 
                    int tmp = result[r][c];
                    result[r][c] = result[r + halfN][c];
                    result[r + halfN][c] = tmp;
                }
            }
 
        return result;
    }
	
	int numDigits(int n){
		int count = 1;
		
		while(n>=10){
			n /= 10;
			count++;
		}
		
		return count;
	}
	
	void printMagicSquare(int** square,int rows){
		int i,j;
		
		for(i=0;i<rows;i++){
			for(j=0;j<rows;j++){
				printf("%*s%d",rows - numDigits(square[i][j]),"",square[i][j]);
			}
			printf("\n");
		}
		printf("\nMagic constant: %d ", (rows * rows + 1) * rows / 2);
	}
	
	int main(int argC,char* argV[])
	{
		int n;
		
		if(argC!=2||isdigit(argV[1][0])==0)
			printf("Usage : %s <integer specifying rows in magic square>",argV[0]);
		else{
			n = atoi(argV[1]);
			printMagicSquare(singlyEvenMagicSquare(n),n);
		}
		return 0;
	}




Go: package main

import (
    "fmt"
    "log"
)

func magicSquareOdd(n int) ([][]int, error) {
    if n < 3 || n%2 == 0 {
        return nil, fmt.Errorf("base must be odd and > 2")
    }
    value := 1
    gridSize := n * n
    c, r := n/2, 0
    result := make([][]int, n)

    for i := 0; i < n; i++ {
        result[i] = make([]int, n)
    }

    for value <= gridSize {
        result[r][c] = value
        if r == 0 {
            if c == n-1 {
                r++
            } else {
                r = n - 1
                c++
            }
        } else if c == n-1 {
            r--
            c = 0
        } else if result[r-1][c+1] == 0 {
            r--
            c++
        } else {
            r++
        }
        value++
    }
    return result, nil
}

func magicSquareSinglyEven(n int) ([][]int, error) {
    if n < 6 || (n-2)%4 != 0 {
        return nil, fmt.Errorf("base must be a positive multiple of 4 plus 2")
    }
    size := n * n
    halfN := n / 2
    subSquareSize := size / 4
    subSquare, err := magicSquareOdd(halfN)
    if err != nil {
        return nil, err
    }
    quadrantFactors := [4]int{0, 2, 3, 1}
    result := make([][]int, n)

    for i := 0; i < n; i++ {
        result[i] = make([]int, n)
    }

    for r := 0; r < n; r++ {
        for c := 0; c < n; c++ {
            quadrant := r/halfN*2 + c/halfN
            result[r][c] = subSquare[r%halfN][c%halfN]
            result[r][c] += quadrantFactors[quadrant] * subSquareSize
        }
    }

    nColsLeft := halfN / 2
    nColsRight := nColsLeft - 1

    for r := 0; r < halfN; r++ {
        for c := 0; c < n; c++ {
            if c < nColsLeft || c >= n-nColsRight ||
                (c == nColsLeft && r == nColsLeft) {
                if c == 0 && r == nColsLeft {
                    continue
                }
                tmp := result[r][c]
                result[r][c] = result[r+halfN][c]
                result[r+halfN][c] = tmp
            }
        }
    }
    return result, nil
}

func main() {
    const n = 6
    msse, err := magicSquareSinglyEven(n)
    if err != nil {
        log.Fatal(err)
    }
    for _, row := range msse {
        for _, x := range row {
            fmt.Printf("%2d ", x)
        }
        fmt.Println()
    }
    fmt.Printf("\nMagic constant: %d\n", (n*n+1)*n/2)
}