It is possible to find out using mathematical methods whether a given integer is a prime number or not.
No, 397 498 is not a prime number.
For example, 397 498 can be divided by 2: 397 498 / 2 = 198 749.
For 397 498 to be a prime number, it would have been required that 397 498 has only two divisors, i.e., itself and 1.
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397 498 is an even number, because it is evenly divisible by 2: 397 498 / 2 = 198 749.
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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 397 498 is about 630.474.
Thus, the square root of 397 498 is not an integer, and therefore 397 498 is not a square number.
The square of a number (here 397 498) is the result of the product of this number (397 498) by itself (i.e., 397 498 × 397 498); the square of 397 498 is sometimes called "raising 397 498 to the power 2", or "397 498 squared".
The square of 397 498 is 158 004 660 004 because 397 498 × 397 498 = 397 4982 = 158 004 660 004.
As a consequence, 397 498 is the square root of 158 004 660 004.
The multiples of 397 498 are all integers evenly divisible by 397 498, that is all numbers such that the remainder of the division by 397 498 is zero. There are infinitely many multiples of 397 498. The smallest multiples of 397 498 are: