Leap Year Checker

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Write a function is_leap_year(year) that returns True if year is a leap year and False otherwise. A year is a leap year if it is divisible by 4, except centuries (divisible by 100), which must also be divisible by 400.

Examples

Example 1

Input

is_leap_year(2024)

Output

True

Explanation

2024 is divisible by 4 and not a century year.

Example 2

Input

is_leap_year(1900)

Output

False

Explanation

1900 is divisible by 100 but not by 400.

Example 3

Input

is_leap_year(2000)

Output

True

Explanation

2000 is divisible by 400.

Constraints

year is a positive integer.

Topics

Conditional Statementsnested conditionals

Companies

MicrosoftCognizant

Hints

Hint 1

Handle the divisible-by-100 exception before the divisible-by-4 rule.

Hint 2

The divisible-by-400 rule overrides the century exception.

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