It is possible to find out using mathematical methods whether a given integer is a prime number or not.
No, 496 497 is not a prime number.
For example, 496 497 can be divided by 3: 496 497 / 3 = 165 499.
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For 496 497 to be a prime number, it would have been required that 496 497 has only two divisors, i.e., itself and 1.
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496 497 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 496 497 is about 704.625.
Thus, the square root of 496 497 is not an integer, and therefore 496 497 is not a square number.
The square of a number (here 496 497) is the result of the product of this number (496 497) by itself (i.e., 496 497 × 496 497); the square of 496 497 is sometimes called "raising 496 497 to the power 2", or "496 497 squared".
The square of 496 497 is 246 509 271 009 because 496 497 × 496 497 = 496 4972 = 246 509 271 009.
As a consequence, 496 497 is the square root of 246 509 271 009.
The multiples of 496 497 are all integers evenly divisible by 496 497, that is all numbers such that the remainder of the division by 496 497 is zero. There are infinitely many multiples of 496 497. The smallest multiples of 496 497 are: