It is possible to find out using mathematical methods whether a given integer is a prime number or not.
No, 397 238 is not a prime number.
For example, 397 238 can be divided by 2: 397 238 / 2 = 198 619.
For 397 238 to be a prime number, it would have been required that 397 238 has only two divisors, i.e., itself and 1.
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397 238 is an even number, because it is evenly divisible by 2: 397 238 / 2 = 198 619.
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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 397 238 is about 630.268.
Thus, the square root of 397 238 is not an integer, and therefore 397 238 is not a square number.
The square of a number (here 397 238) is the result of the product of this number (397 238) by itself (i.e., 397 238 × 397 238); the square of 397 238 is sometimes called "raising 397 238 to the power 2", or "397 238 squared".
The square of 397 238 is 157 798 028 644 because 397 238 × 397 238 = 397 2382 = 157 798 028 644.
As a consequence, 397 238 is the square root of 157 798 028 644.
The multiples of 397 238 are all integers evenly divisible by 397 238, that is all numbers such that the remainder of the division by 397 238 is zero. There are infinitely many multiples of 397 238. The smallest multiples of 397 238 are: