It is possible to find out using mathematical methods whether a given integer is a prime number or not.
No, 488 512 is not a prime number.
For example, 488 512 can be divided by 2: 488 512 / 2 = 244 256.
For 488 512 to be a prime number, it would have been required that 488 512 has only two divisors, i.e., itself and 1.
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488 512 is an even number, because it is evenly divisible by 2: 488 512 / 2 = 244 256.
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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 488 512 is about 698.936.
Thus, the square root of 488 512 is not an integer, and therefore 488 512 is not a square number.
The square of a number (here 488 512) is the result of the product of this number (488 512) by itself (i.e., 488 512 × 488 512); the square of 488 512 is sometimes called "raising 488 512 to the power 2", or "488 512 squared".
The square of 488 512 is 238 643 974 144 because 488 512 × 488 512 = 488 5122 = 238 643 974 144.
As a consequence, 488 512 is the square root of 238 643 974 144.
The multiples of 488 512 are all integers evenly divisible by 488 512, that is all numbers such that the remainder of the division by 488 512 is zero. There are infinitely many multiples of 488 512. The smallest multiples of 488 512 are: