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146097 = D in 400 Y
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146097 = D in 400 Y
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146097 = days in 400 years.Years that are divisible by 4 are leap years. However, for the years ending in 00, only those divisible by 400 are leap years. Therefore, there are 97 leap years in every 400 years, and 365*400+97=146097.
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