A Leap Year Occurs When the Year Number Is Divisible

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A leap year occurs when the year number is divisible by 4.But there is a special case for years ending in 00: these must be divisible by 400 to be considered a leap year.Thus,1900 was not a leap year,but 2000 was.Write an if-statement that determines if the integer variable year represents a leap year.(Hint: use the % operator for taking remainders. )

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