It is possible to find out using mathematical methods whether a given integer is a prime number or not.
No, 118 298 is not a prime number.
For example, 118 298 can be divided by 2: 118 298 / 2 = 59 149.
For 118 298 to be a prime number, it would have been required that 118 298 has only two divisors, i.e., itself and 1.
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118 298 is an even number, because it is evenly divisible by 2: 118 298 / 2 = 59 149.
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A number is a perfect square (or a square number) if its square root is an integer; that is to say, it is the product of an integer with itself. Here, the square root of 118 298 is about 343.945.
Thus, the square root of 118 298 is not an integer, and therefore 118 298 is not a square number.
The square of a number (here 118 298) is the result of the product of this number (118 298) by itself (i.e., 118 298 × 118 298); the square of 118 298 is sometimes called "raising 118 298 to the power 2", or "118 298 squared".
The square of 118 298 is 13 994 416 804 because 118 298 × 118 298 = 118 2982 = 13 994 416 804.
As a consequence, 118 298 is the square root of 13 994 416 804.
The multiples of 118 298 are all integers evenly divisible by 118 298, that is all numbers such that the remainder of the division by 118 298 is zero. There are infinitely many multiples of 118 298. The smallest multiples of 118 298 are: