It is possible to find out using mathematical methods whether a given integer is a prime number or not.
No, 498 231 is not a prime number.
For example, 498 231 can be divided by 3: 498 231 / 3 = 166 077.
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For 498 231 to be a prime number, it would have been required that 498 231 has only two divisors, i.e., itself and 1.
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498 231 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 498 231 is about 705.855.
Thus, the square root of 498 231 is not an integer, and therefore 498 231 is not a square number.
The square of a number (here 498 231) is the result of the product of this number (498 231) by itself (i.e., 498 231 × 498 231); the square of 498 231 is sometimes called "raising 498 231 to the power 2", or "498 231 squared".
The square of 498 231 is 248 234 129 361 because 498 231 × 498 231 = 498 2312 = 248 234 129 361.
As a consequence, 498 231 is the square root of 248 234 129 361.
The multiples of 498 231 are all integers evenly divisible by 498 231, that is all numbers such that the remainder of the division by 498 231 is zero. There are infinitely many multiples of 498 231. The smallest multiples of 498 231 are: