It is possible to find out using mathematical methods whether a given integer is a prime number or not.
No, 488 872 is not a prime number.
For example, 488 872 can be divided by 2: 488 872 / 2 = 244 436.
For 488 872 to be a prime number, it would have been required that 488 872 has only two divisors, i.e., itself and 1.
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488 872 is an even number, because it is evenly divisible by 2: 488 872 / 2 = 244 436.
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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 488 872 is about 699.194.
Thus, the square root of 488 872 is not an integer, and therefore 488 872 is not a square number.
The square of a number (here 488 872) is the result of the product of this number (488 872) by itself (i.e., 488 872 × 488 872); the square of 488 872 is sometimes called "raising 488 872 to the power 2", or "488 872 squared".
The square of 488 872 is 238 995 832 384 because 488 872 × 488 872 = 488 8722 = 238 995 832 384.
As a consequence, 488 872 is the square root of 238 995 832 384.
The multiples of 488 872 are all integers evenly divisible by 488 872, that is all numbers such that the remainder of the division by 488 872 is zero. There are infinitely many multiples of 488 872. The smallest multiples of 488 872 are: