C program to check leap year: c code to check leap year, year will be entered by the user.
C programming code
#include <stdio.h>
int main()
{
int year;
printf("Enter a year to check if it is a leap year\n");
scanf("%d", &year);
if ( year%400 == 0)
printf("%d is a leap year.\n", year);
else if ( year%100 == 0)
printf("%d is not a leap year.\n", year);
else if ( year%4 == 0 )
printf("%d is a leap year.\n", year);
else
printf("%d is not a leap year.\n", year);
return 0;
}
Output of program:
Please read the
leap year article at Wikipedia, it will help you to understand the program. This code is based on Gregorian Calendar.