It is possible to find out using mathematical methods whether a given integer is a prime number or not.
No, 240 252 is not a prime number.
For example, 240 252 can be divided by 2: 240 252 / 2 = 120 126.
For 240 252 to be a prime number, it would have been required that 240 252 has only two divisors, i.e., itself and 1.
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240 252 is an even number, because it is evenly divisible by 2: 240 252 / 2 = 120 126.
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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 240 252 is about 490.155.
Thus, the square root of 240 252 is not an integer, and therefore 240 252 is not a square number.
The square of a number (here 240 252) is the result of the product of this number (240 252) by itself (i.e., 240 252 × 240 252); the square of 240 252 is sometimes called "raising 240 252 to the power 2", or "240 252 squared".
The square of 240 252 is 57 721 023 504 because 240 252 × 240 252 = 240 2522 = 57 721 023 504.
As a consequence, 240 252 is the square root of 57 721 023 504.
The multiples of 240 252 are all integers evenly divisible by 240 252, that is all numbers such that the remainder of the division by 240 252 is zero. There are infinitely many multiples of 240 252. The smallest multiples of 240 252 are: