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Problem Statement

According to Gregorian calender, it was Monday on the date 01/01/01. if any year is input through the keyboard write a program to find out what is the day on 1st January of this year.

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Author Amit Dutta (amitdutta4255@gmail.com)
License MIT

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#include <stdio.h>

int is_leap(int year) {
    if ((year % 400 == 0) || (year % 4 == 0 && year % 100 != 0)) {
        return 1;
    }
    return 0;
}

int main() {
    long long year; // long long for year input if years far in the future/past are tested
    int i;
    long long total_days = 0;
    int day_index;

    // Day names array for output
    const char *day_names[] = {"Sunday", "Monday", "Tuesday", "Wednesday", "Thursday", "Friday", "Saturday"};

    printf("Enter the year (e.g., 2025): ");
    if (scanf("%lld", &year) != 1 || year < 1) {
        printf("Invalid year input. Please enter a positive integer year (>= 1).\n");
        return 1;
    }
    int years_passed = year - 1;
    long long leap_years = years_passed / 4 - years_passed / 100 + years_passed / 400;
    total_days = years_passed * 365 + leap_years;
    day_index = (total_days + 1) % 7;
    printf("\nOn January 1st, %lld, the day was: %s.\n", year, day_names[day_index]);
    return 0;
}