It is possible to find out using mathematical methods whether a given integer is a prime number or not.
No, 402 878 is not a prime number.
For example, 402 878 can be divided by 2: 402 878 / 2 = 201 439.
For 402 878 to be a prime number, it would have been required that 402 878 has only two divisors, i.e., itself and 1.
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402 878 is an even number, because it is evenly divisible by 2: 402 878 / 2 = 201 439.
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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 402 878 is about 634.727.
Thus, the square root of 402 878 is not an integer, and therefore 402 878 is not a square number.
The square of a number (here 402 878) is the result of the product of this number (402 878) by itself (i.e., 402 878 × 402 878); the square of 402 878 is sometimes called "raising 402 878 to the power 2", or "402 878 squared".
The square of 402 878 is 162 310 682 884 because 402 878 × 402 878 = 402 8782 = 162 310 682 884.
As a consequence, 402 878 is the square root of 162 310 682 884.
The multiples of 402 878 are all integers evenly divisible by 402 878, that is all numbers such that the remainder of the division by 402 878 is zero. There are infinitely many multiples of 402 878. The smallest multiples of 402 878 are: