It is possible to find out using mathematical methods whether a given integer is a prime number or not.
No, 488 479 is not a prime number.
For example, 488 479 can be divided by 661: 488 479 / 661 = 739.
For 488 479 to be a prime number, it would have been required that 488 479 has only two divisors, i.e., itself and 1.
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488 479 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 488 479 is about 698.913.
Thus, the square root of 488 479 is not an integer, and therefore 488 479 is not a square number.
The square of a number (here 488 479) is the result of the product of this number (488 479) by itself (i.e., 488 479 × 488 479); the square of 488 479 is sometimes called "raising 488 479 to the power 2", or "488 479 squared".
The square of 488 479 is 238 611 733 441 because 488 479 × 488 479 = 488 4792 = 238 611 733 441.
As a consequence, 488 479 is the square root of 238 611 733 441.
The multiples of 488 479 are all integers evenly divisible by 488 479, that is all numbers such that the remainder of the division by 488 479 is zero. There are infinitely many multiples of 488 479. The smallest multiples of 488 479 are: