It is possible to find out using mathematical methods whether a given integer is a prime number or not.
No, 494 472 is not a prime number.
For example, 494 472 can be divided by 2: 494 472 / 2 = 247 236.
For 494 472 to be a prime number, it would have been required that 494 472 has only two divisors, i.e., itself and 1.
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494 472 is an even number, because it is evenly divisible by 2: 494 472 / 2 = 247 236.
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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 494 472 is about 703.187.
Thus, the square root of 494 472 is not an integer, and therefore 494 472 is not a square number.
The square of a number (here 494 472) is the result of the product of this number (494 472) by itself (i.e., 494 472 × 494 472); the square of 494 472 is sometimes called "raising 494 472 to the power 2", or "494 472 squared".
The square of 494 472 is 244 502 558 784 because 494 472 × 494 472 = 494 4722 = 244 502 558 784.
As a consequence, 494 472 is the square root of 244 502 558 784.
The multiples of 494 472 are all integers evenly divisible by 494 472, that is all numbers such that the remainder of the division by 494 472 is zero. There are infinitely many multiples of 494 472. The smallest multiples of 494 472 are: