It is possible to find out using mathematical methods whether a given integer is a prime number or not.
No, 488 659 is not a prime number.
For example, 488 659 can be divided by 37: 488 659 / 37 = 13 207.
For 488 659 to be a prime number, it would have been required that 488 659 has only two divisors, i.e., itself and 1.
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488 659 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 488 659 is about 699.041.
Thus, the square root of 488 659 is not an integer, and therefore 488 659 is not a square number.
The square of a number (here 488 659) is the result of the product of this number (488 659) by itself (i.e., 488 659 × 488 659); the square of 488 659 is sometimes called "raising 488 659 to the power 2", or "488 659 squared".
The square of 488 659 is 238 787 618 281 because 488 659 × 488 659 = 488 6592 = 238 787 618 281.
As a consequence, 488 659 is the square root of 238 787 618 281.
The multiples of 488 659 are all integers evenly divisible by 488 659, that is all numbers such that the remainder of the division by 488 659 is zero. There are infinitely many multiples of 488 659. The smallest multiples of 488 659 are: