Check Leap Year

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Write a method named isLeapYear in the Main class to determine whether a given year is a leap year.

Instructions:

  1. Method Signature:

    • The method must be public and static.
    • It should be named isLeapYear.
    • Accept a single int parameter representing the year.
    • Return a boolean value - true if the year is a leap year, false otherwise.

  2. Leap Year Calculation:

    • A year is a leap year if it is divisible by 4.
    • However, if the year is also divisible by 100, it is not a leap year, unless...
    • The year is also divisible by 400. In this case, it is a leap year.
    • Example: The year 2000 is a leap year because it is divisible by 400. However, 1900 is not a leap year because, although divisible by 100, it is not divisible by 400.

  3. Testing Edge Cases:

    • Your method will be tested with various years to ensure it covers all scenarios, including typical leap years, common non-leap years, and century leap years.
    • Example 1: isLeapYear(2000) should return true.
    • Example 2: isLeapYear(1989) should return false.

Edge Cases:

  • Century Years: These are years like 1900, 2000, and 2100. Remember, only those century years that are divisible by 400 are leap years.
  • Typical Leap and Non-Leap Years: Years like 2012 (leap year) and 2019 (non-leap year) should be correctly identified based on their divisibility by 4.

By the end of this lab, your method should be able to accurately determine if a given year is a leap year, considering all the mathematical rules and edge cases