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Because the last two digits (00) are not divisible by 4.

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Century years have to be divisible by four to be leap years. This is one of many ways to keep the present Gregorian calendar in line with the stars and seasons.

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The rule is that years that are evenly divisible by 100 are only leap years if they are evenly divisible by 400.

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Q: Why was the year 1900 not a leap year and yet the year 2000 was?
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