It is possible to find out using mathematical methods whether a given integer is a prime number or not.
No, 488 598 is not a prime number.
For example, 488 598 can be divided by 2: 488 598 / 2 = 244 299.
For 488 598 to be a prime number, it would have been required that 488 598 has only two divisors, i.e., itself and 1.
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488 598 is an even number, because it is evenly divisible by 2: 488 598 / 2 = 244 299.
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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 488 598 is about 698.998.
Thus, the square root of 488 598 is not an integer, and therefore 488 598 is not a square number.
The square of a number (here 488 598) is the result of the product of this number (488 598) by itself (i.e., 488 598 × 488 598); the square of 488 598 is sometimes called "raising 488 598 to the power 2", or "488 598 squared".
The square of 488 598 is 238 728 005 604 because 488 598 × 488 598 = 488 5982 = 238 728 005 604.
As a consequence, 488 598 is the square root of 238 728 005 604.
The multiples of 488 598 are all integers evenly divisible by 488 598, that is all numbers such that the remainder of the division by 488 598 is zero. There are infinitely many multiples of 488 598. The smallest multiples of 488 598 are: