It is possible to find out using mathematical methods whether a given integer is a prime number or not.
No, 508 996 is not a prime number.
For example, 508 996 can be divided by 2: 508 996 / 2 = 254 498.
For 508 996 to be a prime number, it would have been required that 508 996 has only two divisors, i.e., itself and 1.
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508 996 is an even number, because it is evenly divisible by 2: 508 996 / 2 = 254 498.
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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 508 996 is about 713.440.
Thus, the square root of 508 996 is not an integer, and therefore 508 996 is not a square number.
The square of a number (here 508 996) is the result of the product of this number (508 996) by itself (i.e., 508 996 × 508 996); the square of 508 996 is sometimes called "raising 508 996 to the power 2", or "508 996 squared".
The square of 508 996 is 259 076 928 016 because 508 996 × 508 996 = 508 9962 = 259 076 928 016.
As a consequence, 508 996 is the square root of 259 076 928 016.
The multiples of 508 996 are all integers evenly divisible by 508 996, that is all numbers such that the remainder of the division by 508 996 is zero. There are infinitely many multiples of 508 996. The smallest multiples of 508 996 are: