Expected Value of Die until I roll an even number

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I roll a standard die repeatedly until I roll an even number. What is the probability that the last number rolled is $2$?

The probability of rolling an even number is $\frac12$ but how would you work out what the probability that number is? Would it be the intersection of the two events?

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By the principle of indifference, every even number is equally likely to be the last number rolled. Since a standard die has $6$ sides, there are $3$ even numbers, and their equal probabilities must add up to $1$, so each of them must be $\frac13$.