It is possible to find out using mathematical methods whether a given integer is a prime number or not.
No, 498 462 is not a prime number.
For example, 498 462 can be divided by 2: 498 462 / 2 = 249 231.
For 498 462 to be a prime number, it would have been required that 498 462 has only two divisors, i.e., itself and 1.
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498 462 is an even number, because it is evenly divisible by 2: 498 462 / 2 = 249 231.
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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 498 462 is about 706.018.
Thus, the square root of 498 462 is not an integer, and therefore 498 462 is not a square number.
The square of a number (here 498 462) is the result of the product of this number (498 462) by itself (i.e., 498 462 × 498 462); the square of 498 462 is sometimes called "raising 498 462 to the power 2", or "498 462 squared".
The square of 498 462 is 248 464 365 444 because 498 462 × 498 462 = 498 4622 = 248 464 365 444.
As a consequence, 498 462 is the square root of 248 464 365 444.
The multiples of 498 462 are all integers evenly divisible by 498 462, that is all numbers such that the remainder of the division by 498 462 is zero. There are infinitely many multiples of 498 462. The smallest multiples of 498 462 are: