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Leap Year or not ?
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Well....YES ! It is !
But it's not as simple as dividing by four. Generally a Century year is not actually a leap year. That's a
fact. Even
though it can be divided by four. For example, was 1900 a leap year ? 1900/4=475 with no remainder.
But 1900 was in fact NOT a leap year ! For "Century" years the rule is that
it is only a leap year if the century year number is exactly
divisible by 400. That is why 2000 is a leap year. It is divisible by 400
with no remainder.
Let us know if you know of any other peculiarities like that. A bit of fun
may help to soothe some of the sting out of the millenium problem :)