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How to check if a year is a leap year
Educative Answers TeamA leap year is a year that has 29 days in the month of February. This is done to keep the calendar year the same as the astronomical year because astronomical years have a quarter of a day more than the calendar year. This is why a leap year occurs once every 4 years.
To see if a given year is a leap year, use the algorithm below:
If (year is not divisible by 4) then (it is a common year)
else if (year is not divisible by 100) then (it is a leap year)
else if (year is not divisible by 400) then (it is a common year)
else (it is a leap year)
Code
#include <iostream>
using namespace std;
int main() {
int year = 2020;
if (year % 4 != 0)
cout << year << " is a common year.";
else if (year % 100 != 0)
cout << year << " is a leap year.";
else if (year % 400 != 0)
cout << year << " is a common year.";
else
cout << year << " is a leap year.";
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