It is possible to find out using mathematical methods whether a given integer is a prime number or not.
No, 497 997 is not a prime number.
For example, 497 997 can be divided by 3: 497 997 / 3 = 165 999.
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For 497 997 to be a prime number, it would have been required that 497 997 has only two divisors, i.e., itself and 1.
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497 997 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 497 997 is about 705.689.
Thus, the square root of 497 997 is not an integer, and therefore 497 997 is not a square number.
The square of a number (here 497 997) is the result of the product of this number (497 997) by itself (i.e., 497 997 × 497 997); the square of 497 997 is sometimes called "raising 497 997 to the power 2", or "497 997 squared".
The square of 497 997 is 248 001 012 009 because 497 997 × 497 997 = 497 9972 = 248 001 012 009.
As a consequence, 497 997 is the square root of 248 001 012 009.
The multiples of 497 997 are all integers evenly divisible by 497 997, that is all numbers such that the remainder of the division by 497 997 is zero. There are infinitely many multiples of 497 997. The smallest multiples of 497 997 are: