The leap-year rule is actually charmingly straightforward—if a bit quirky. A year is a leap year if it’s divisible by 4, unless it’s also divisible by 100, but then it’s a leap year if it’s divisible by 400. Confused? Think of it as a VIP list with a velvet rope.
Let’s run the numbers on 2026: 2026 ÷ 4 = 506.5. That decimal gives it away immediately—it’s not a clean split. So no extra day, no February 29, and no need to worry about that old Irish tradition of women proposing to men.
Fun fact: The year 2000 was a leap year (because it’s divisible by 400), but 1900 was not. That little hiccup means your great-grandparents’ calendars were a bit more irregular than yours. History has a subtle sense of humour.
