It is possible to find out using mathematical methods whether a given integer is a prime number or not.
No, 166 988 is not a prime number.
For example, 166 988 can be divided by 2: 166 988 / 2 = 83 494.
For 166 988 to be a prime number, it would have been required that 166 988 has only two divisors, i.e., itself and 1.
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166 988 is an even number, because it is evenly divisible by 2: 166 988 / 2 = 83 494.
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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 166 988 is about 408.642.
Thus, the square root of 166 988 is not an integer, and therefore 166 988 is not a square number.
The square of a number (here 166 988) is the result of the product of this number (166 988) by itself (i.e., 166 988 × 166 988); the square of 166 988 is sometimes called "raising 166 988 to the power 2", or "166 988 squared".
The square of 166 988 is 27 884 992 144 because 166 988 × 166 988 = 166 9882 = 27 884 992 144.
As a consequence, 166 988 is the square root of 27 884 992 144.
The multiples of 166 988 are all integers evenly divisible by 166 988, that is all numbers such that the remainder of the division by 166 988 is zero. There are infinitely many multiples of 166 988. The smallest multiples of 166 988 are: