It is possible to find out using mathematical methods whether a given integer is a prime number or not.
No, 974 242 is not a prime number.
For example, 974 242 can be divided by 2: 974 242 / 2 = 487 121.
For 974 242 to be a prime number, it would have been required that 974 242 has only two divisors, i.e., itself and 1.
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974 242 is an even number, because it is evenly divisible by 2: 974 242 / 2 = 487 121.
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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 974 242 is about 987.037.
Thus, the square root of 974 242 is not an integer, and therefore 974 242 is not a square number.
The square of a number (here 974 242) is the result of the product of this number (974 242) by itself (i.e., 974 242 × 974 242); the square of 974 242 is sometimes called "raising 974 242 to the power 2", or "974 242 squared".
The square of 974 242 is 949 147 474 564 because 974 242 × 974 242 = 974 2422 = 949 147 474 564.
As a consequence, 974 242 is the square root of 949 147 474 564.
The multiples of 974 242 are all integers evenly divisible by 974 242, that is all numbers such that the remainder of the division by 974 242 is zero. There are infinitely many multiples of 974 242. The smallest multiples of 974 242 are: