diff --git a/Leap Year.cpp b/Leap Year.cpp
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+#include <stdio.h>
+int main() {
+   int year;
+   printf("Enter a year: ");
+   scanf("%d", &year);
+
+   // leap year if perfectly visible by 400
+   if (year % 400 == 0) {
+      printf("%d is a leap year.", year);
+   }
+   // not a leap year if visible by 100
+   // but not divisible by 400
+   else if (year % 100 == 0) {
+      printf("%d is not a leap year.", year);
+   }
+   // leap year if not divisible by 100
+   // but divisible by 4
+   else if (year % 4 == 0) {
+      printf("%d is a leap year.", year);
+   }
+   // all other years are not leap year
+   else {
+      printf("%d is not a leap year.", year);
+   }
+
+   return 0;
+}