It is possible to find out using mathematical methods whether a given integer is a prime number or not.
No, 246 502 is not a prime number.
For example, 246 502 can be divided by 2: 246 502 / 2 = 123 251.
For 246 502 to be a prime number, it would have been required that 246 502 has only two divisors, i.e., itself and 1.
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246 502 is an even number, because it is evenly divisible by 2: 246 502 / 2 = 123 251.
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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 246 502 is about 496.490.
Thus, the square root of 246 502 is not an integer, and therefore 246 502 is not a square number.
The square of a number (here 246 502) is the result of the product of this number (246 502) by itself (i.e., 246 502 × 246 502); the square of 246 502 is sometimes called "raising 246 502 to the power 2", or "246 502 squared".
The square of 246 502 is 60 763 236 004 because 246 502 × 246 502 = 246 5022 = 60 763 236 004.
As a consequence, 246 502 is the square root of 60 763 236 004.
The multiples of 246 502 are all integers evenly divisible by 246 502, that is all numbers such that the remainder of the division by 246 502 is zero. There are infinitely many multiples of 246 502. The smallest multiples of 246 502 are: