It is possible to find out using mathematical methods whether a given integer is a prime number or not.
No, 488 252 is not a prime number.
For example, 488 252 can be divided by 2: 488 252 / 2 = 244 126.
For 488 252 to be a prime number, it would have been required that 488 252 has only two divisors, i.e., itself and 1.
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488 252 is an even number, because it is evenly divisible by 2: 488 252 / 2 = 244 126.
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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 488 252 is about 698.750.
Thus, the square root of 488 252 is not an integer, and therefore 488 252 is not a square number.
The square of a number (here 488 252) is the result of the product of this number (488 252) by itself (i.e., 488 252 × 488 252); the square of 488 252 is sometimes called "raising 488 252 to the power 2", or "488 252 squared".
The square of 488 252 is 238 390 015 504 because 488 252 × 488 252 = 488 2522 = 238 390 015 504.
As a consequence, 488 252 is the square root of 238 390 015 504.
The multiples of 488 252 are all integers evenly divisible by 488 252, that is all numbers such that the remainder of the division by 488 252 is zero. There are infinitely many multiples of 488 252. The smallest multiples of 488 252 are: