It is possible to find out using mathematical methods whether a given integer is a prime number or not.
No, 242 472 is not a prime number.
For example, 242 472 can be divided by 2: 242 472 / 2 = 121 236.
For 242 472 to be a prime number, it would have been required that 242 472 has only two divisors, i.e., itself and 1.
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242 472 is an even number, because it is evenly divisible by 2: 242 472 / 2 = 121 236.
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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 242 472 is about 492.414.
Thus, the square root of 242 472 is not an integer, and therefore 242 472 is not a square number.
The square of a number (here 242 472) is the result of the product of this number (242 472) by itself (i.e., 242 472 × 242 472); the square of 242 472 is sometimes called "raising 242 472 to the power 2", or "242 472 squared".
The square of 242 472 is 58 792 670 784 because 242 472 × 242 472 = 242 4722 = 58 792 670 784.
As a consequence, 242 472 is the square root of 58 792 670 784.
The multiples of 242 472 are all integers evenly divisible by 242 472, that is all numbers such that the remainder of the division by 242 472 is zero. There are infinitely many multiples of 242 472. The smallest multiples of 242 472 are: