It is possible to find out using mathematical methods whether a given integer is a prime number or not.
No, 488 497 is not a prime number.
For example, 488 497 can be divided by 23: 488 497 / 23 = 21 239.
For 488 497 to be a prime number, it would have been required that 488 497 has only two divisors, i.e., itself and 1.
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488 497 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 488 497 is about 698.926.
Thus, the square root of 488 497 is not an integer, and therefore 488 497 is not a square number.
The square of a number (here 488 497) is the result of the product of this number (488 497) by itself (i.e., 488 497 × 488 497); the square of 488 497 is sometimes called "raising 488 497 to the power 2", or "488 497 squared".
The square of 488 497 is 238 629 319 009 because 488 497 × 488 497 = 488 4972 = 238 629 319 009.
As a consequence, 488 497 is the square root of 238 629 319 009.
The multiples of 488 497 are all integers evenly divisible by 488 497, that is all numbers such that the remainder of the division by 488 497 is zero. There are infinitely many multiples of 488 497. The smallest multiples of 488 497 are: