It is possible to find out using mathematical methods whether a given integer is a prime number or not.
No, 488 498 is not a prime number.
For example, 488 498 can be divided by 2: 488 498 / 2 = 244 249.
For 488 498 to be a prime number, it would have been required that 488 498 has only two divisors, i.e., itself and 1.
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488 498 is an even number, because it is evenly divisible by 2: 488 498 / 2 = 244 249.
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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 488 498 is about 698.926.
Thus, the square root of 488 498 is not an integer, and therefore 488 498 is not a square number.
The square of a number (here 488 498) is the result of the product of this number (488 498) by itself (i.e., 488 498 × 488 498); the square of 488 498 is sometimes called "raising 488 498 to the power 2", or "488 498 squared".
The square of 488 498 is 238 630 296 004 because 488 498 × 488 498 = 488 4982 = 238 630 296 004.
As a consequence, 488 498 is the square root of 238 630 296 004.
The multiples of 488 498 are all integers evenly divisible by 488 498, that is all numbers such that the remainder of the division by 488 498 is zero. There are infinitely many multiples of 488 498. The smallest multiples of 488 498 are: