It is possible to find out using mathematical methods whether a given integer is a prime number or not.
No, 988 248 is not a prime number.
For example, 988 248 can be divided by 2: 988 248 / 2 = 494 124.
For 988 248 to be a prime number, it would have been required that 988 248 has only two divisors, i.e., itself and 1.
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988 248 is an even number, because it is evenly divisible by 2: 988 248 / 2 = 494 124.
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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 988 248 is about 994.107.
Thus, the square root of 988 248 is not an integer, and therefore 988 248 is not a square number.
The square of a number (here 988 248) is the result of the product of this number (988 248) by itself (i.e., 988 248 × 988 248); the square of 988 248 is sometimes called "raising 988 248 to the power 2", or "988 248 squared".
The square of 988 248 is 976 634 109 504 because 988 248 × 988 248 = 988 2482 = 976 634 109 504.
As a consequence, 988 248 is the square root of 976 634 109 504.
The multiples of 988 248 are all integers evenly divisible by 988 248, that is all numbers such that the remainder of the division by 988 248 is zero. There are infinitely many multiples of 988 248. The smallest multiples of 988 248 are: