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Leap years

Is the given year a leap year?


How to play:

You will be presented a year. It is your task to determine whether this year is a leap year. Leap years are all years that are:

Divisible
by 4?
Yes
Divisible
by 100?
Yes
Divisible
by 400?
No
Not a
leap year
No
Is a
leap year
No
Not a
leap year
Yes
Is a
leap year

Using this logic we take a look at a few examples:

2023
Not leap year
Odd years are never leap years
1994
Not leap year
Not divisible by 4
2024
Leap year
Divisible by 4, does not end with -00
1900
Not leap year
Is divisible by 100
2000
Leap year
Is divisible by 100, but is also divisible by 400.