C Program to Check Whether a Year is Leap Year or Not

A year that has 366 days is called a leap year.

A year can be checked whether a year is leap year or not by dividing the year by 4, 100 and 400. If a number is divisible by 4 but not by 100 then, it is a leap year. Also, if a number is divisible by 4, 100 and 400 then it is a leap year. Otherwise the year is not a leap year.

Example 1: Source Code to Check Leap Year

#include <stdio.h>

int yr;
  printf ("Enter a year n");
  scanf ("%d", &yr);

  if (yr%4 == 0) {

      if(yr%100 == 0) {
      
          if(yr%400 == 0)
             printf("n It is LEAP YEAR.");
          else
             printf("n It is NOT LEAP YEAR.");
      }

      else {
             printf ("n It is LEAP YEAR.");
      }
  }
  else
      printf("n It is NOT LEAP YEAR.");
  
return 0;

Here, the year entered by the user is firstly divided by 4. If it is divisible by 4 then it is divided by 100 and then 400. If year is divisible by all 3 numbers then that year is a leap year. If the year is divisible by 4 and 100 but not by 400 then it is not a leap year. If the year is divisible by 4 but not by 100, then it is a leap year. (Remember that if the year is divisible by 4 and not by hundred then the program does not check the last condition, i.e., whether the year is divisible by 400). If the year is not divisible by 4 then no other conditions are checked and the year is not a leap year.

Example 2: Source Code to Check Leap Year

#include <stdio.h>

int main()
{
    int yr;
    printf ("Enter a year n");
    scanf ("%d", &yr);

    if (yr%4 == 0 && yr%100 == 0 && yr%400 == 0)
        printf("n It is LEAP YEAR.");

    else if (yr%4==0 && yr%100!=0)
        printf("n It is LEAP YEAR.");
    else
        printf ("n It is NOT LEAP YEAR.");

    return 0;
}

Here, if the year is divisible by 4, 100 and 400 then “It is LEAP YEAR.” is displayed. If the year is divisible by 4 but not by 100 then “It is LEAP YEAR.” is displayed. Otherwise, “It is NOT LEAP YEAR” is displayed.

Output:

Enter a year
1600
It is LEAP YEAR.

Enter a year
2900
It is NOT LEAP YEAR.