It is possible to find out using mathematical methods whether a given integer is a prime number or not.
No, 488 237 is not a prime number.
For example, 488 237 can be divided by 131: 488 237 / 131 = 3 727.
For 488 237 to be a prime number, it would have been required that 488 237 has only two divisors, i.e., itself and 1.
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488 237 is an odd number, because it is not evenly divisible by 2.
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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 488 237 is about 698.740.
Thus, the square root of 488 237 is not an integer, and therefore 488 237 is not a square number.
The square of a number (here 488 237) is the result of the product of this number (488 237) by itself (i.e., 488 237 × 488 237); the square of 488 237 is sometimes called "raising 488 237 to the power 2", or "488 237 squared".
The square of 488 237 is 238 375 368 169 because 488 237 × 488 237 = 488 2372 = 238 375 368 169.
As a consequence, 488 237 is the square root of 238 375 368 169.
The multiples of 488 237 are all integers evenly divisible by 488 237, that is all numbers such that the remainder of the division by 488 237 is zero. There are infinitely many multiples of 488 237. The smallest multiples of 488 237 are: