It is possible to find out using mathematical methods whether a given integer is a prime number or not.
No, 498 948 is not a prime number.
For example, 498 948 can be divided by 2: 498 948 / 2 = 249 474.
For 498 948 to be a prime number, it would have been required that 498 948 has only two divisors, i.e., itself and 1.
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498 948 is an even number, because it is evenly divisible by 2: 498 948 / 2 = 249 474.
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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 498 948 is about 706.363.
Thus, the square root of 498 948 is not an integer, and therefore 498 948 is not a square number.
The square of a number (here 498 948) is the result of the product of this number (498 948) by itself (i.e., 498 948 × 498 948); the square of 498 948 is sometimes called "raising 498 948 to the power 2", or "498 948 squared".
The square of 498 948 is 248 949 106 704 because 498 948 × 498 948 = 498 9482 = 248 949 106 704.
As a consequence, 498 948 is the square root of 248 949 106 704.
The multiples of 498 948 are all integers evenly divisible by 498 948, that is all numbers such that the remainder of the division by 498 948 is zero. There are infinitely many multiples of 498 948. The smallest multiples of 498 948 are: