Question

How many days will the year 2100 have

Answer

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The correct answer is: $365$

Explanation

In the Gregorian calendar, a year is a leap year (366 days) if it is divisible by $4$, except that years divisible by $100$ are not leap years unless they are also divisible by $400$. Year $2100$ is a century year, so we must apply the century rule.

Steps:

  1. Check divisibility by $4$: $$2100 \div 4 = 525\quad\text{(integer)}$$
  2. Because it’s divisible by $100$, apply the century exception: $$2100 \div 100 = 21\quad\text{(century year)}$$
  3. Check divisibility by $400$: $$2100 \div 400 = 5.25\quad\text{(not an integer)}$$

Equivalently, $$2100 = 400\times5 + 100\quad\text{(remainder }100\text{)}$$

Since $2100$ is not divisible by $400$, it is not a leap year under the Gregorian rule. Therefore, year $2100$ will have $365$ days.

Note: Under the Julian calendar (which treats every year divisible by $4$ as a leap year), $2100$ would be a leap year (366 days). The modern civil calendar is Gregorian, so use 365 days.