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Technology Stocks : Y2K damage reports

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To: Gersh Avery who wrote (104)12/30/1999 11:56:00 AM
From: Mighty_Mezz  Read Replies (1) of 286
 
2000 is a leap year.

In general terms the algorithm for calculating a leap year is as follows...

A year will be a leap year if it is divisible by 4 but not by 100. If a year is divisible by 4 and by 100, it is not a leap year unless it is also divisible by 400.

Thus years such as 1996, 1992, 1988 and so on are leap years because they are divisible by 4 but not by 100. For century years, the 400 rule is important. Thus, century years 1900, 1800 and 1700 while all still divisible by 4 are also exactly divisible by 100. As they are not further divisible by 400, they are not leap years.

...Mezz - a 111 grub! :)
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