It is possible to find out using mathematical methods whether a given integer is a prime number or not.
No, 497 238 is not a prime number.
For example, 497 238 can be divided by 2: 497 238 / 2 = 248 619.
For 497 238 to be a prime number, it would have been required that 497 238 has only two divisors, i.e., itself and 1.
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497 238 is an even number, because it is evenly divisible by 2: 497 238 / 2 = 248 619.
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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 497 238 is about 705.151.
Thus, the square root of 497 238 is not an integer, and therefore 497 238 is not a square number.
The square of a number (here 497 238) is the result of the product of this number (497 238) by itself (i.e., 497 238 × 497 238); the square of 497 238 is sometimes called "raising 497 238 to the power 2", or "497 238 squared".
The square of 497 238 is 247 245 628 644 because 497 238 × 497 238 = 497 2382 = 247 245 628 644.
As a consequence, 497 238 is the square root of 247 245 628 644.
The multiples of 497 238 are all integers evenly divisible by 497 238, that is all numbers such that the remainder of the division by 497 238 is zero. There are infinitely many multiples of 497 238. The smallest multiples of 497 238 are: