It is possible to find out using mathematical methods whether a given integer is a prime number or not.
No, 979 988 is not a prime number.
For example, 979 988 can be divided by 2: 979 988 / 2 = 489 994.
For 979 988 to be a prime number, it would have been required that 979 988 has only two divisors, i.e., itself and 1.
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979 988 is an even number, because it is evenly divisible by 2: 979 988 / 2 = 489 994.
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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 979 988 is about 989.943.
Thus, the square root of 979 988 is not an integer, and therefore 979 988 is not a square number.
The square of a number (here 979 988) is the result of the product of this number (979 988) by itself (i.e., 979 988 × 979 988); the square of 979 988 is sometimes called "raising 979 988 to the power 2", or "979 988 squared".
The square of 979 988 is 960 376 480 144 because 979 988 × 979 988 = 979 9882 = 960 376 480 144.
As a consequence, 979 988 is the square root of 960 376 480 144.
The multiples of 979 988 are all integers evenly divisible by 979 988, that is all numbers such that the remainder of the division by 979 988 is zero. There are infinitely many multiples of 979 988. The smallest multiples of 979 988 are: