It is possible to find out using mathematical methods whether a given integer is a prime number or not.
No, 488 236 is not a prime number.
For example, 488 236 can be divided by 2: 488 236 / 2 = 244 118.
For 488 236 to be a prime number, it would have been required that 488 236 has only two divisors, i.e., itself and 1.
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488 236 is an even number, because it is evenly divisible by 2: 488 236 / 2 = 244 118.
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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 488 236 is about 698.739.
Thus, the square root of 488 236 is not an integer, and therefore 488 236 is not a square number.
The square of a number (here 488 236) is the result of the product of this number (488 236) by itself (i.e., 488 236 × 488 236); the square of 488 236 is sometimes called "raising 488 236 to the power 2", or "488 236 squared".
The square of 488 236 is 238 374 391 696 because 488 236 × 488 236 = 488 2362 = 238 374 391 696.
As a consequence, 488 236 is the square root of 238 374 391 696.
The multiples of 488 236 are all integers evenly divisible by 488 236, that is all numbers such that the remainder of the division by 488 236 is zero. There are infinitely many multiples of 488 236. The smallest multiples of 488 236 are: