It is possible to find out using mathematical methods whether a given integer is a prime number or not.
No, 488 253 is not a prime number.
For example, 488 253 can be divided by 3: 488 253 / 3 = 162 751.
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For 488 253 to be a prime number, it would have been required that 488 253 has only two divisors, i.e., itself and 1.
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488 253 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 488 253 is about 698.751.
Thus, the square root of 488 253 is not an integer, and therefore 488 253 is not a square number.
The square of a number (here 488 253) is the result of the product of this number (488 253) by itself (i.e., 488 253 × 488 253); the square of 488 253 is sometimes called "raising 488 253 to the power 2", or "488 253 squared".
The square of 488 253 is 238 390 992 009 because 488 253 × 488 253 = 488 2532 = 238 390 992 009.
As a consequence, 488 253 is the square root of 238 390 992 009.
The multiples of 488 253 are all integers evenly divisible by 488 253, that is all numbers such that the remainder of the division by 488 253 is zero. There are infinitely many multiples of 488 253. The smallest multiples of 488 253 are: