The greatest common divisor of positive integers a and b is odd, and their least common multiple is even.
Accordingly,\\
I. $a \cdot b$\\
II. $a + b$\\
III. $a ^ { b }$\\
Which of the following expressions always equals an odd number?\\
A) Only I\\
B) Only II\\
C) Only III\\
D) I and III\\
E) II and III