It is possible to find out using mathematical methods whether a given integer is a prime number or not.
No, 988 272 is not a prime number.
For example, 988 272 can be divided by 2: 988 272 / 2 = 494 136.
For 988 272 to be a prime number, it would have been required that 988 272 has only two divisors, i.e., itself and 1.
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988 272 is an even number, because it is evenly divisible by 2: 988 272 / 2 = 494 136.
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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 988 272 is about 994.119.
Thus, the square root of 988 272 is not an integer, and therefore 988 272 is not a square number.
The square of a number (here 988 272) is the result of the product of this number (988 272) by itself (i.e., 988 272 × 988 272); the square of 988 272 is sometimes called "raising 988 272 to the power 2", or "988 272 squared".
The square of 988 272 is 976 681 545 984 because 988 272 × 988 272 = 988 2722 = 976 681 545 984.
As a consequence, 988 272 is the square root of 976 681 545 984.
The multiples of 988 272 are all integers evenly divisible by 988 272, that is all numbers such that the remainder of the division by 988 272 is zero. There are infinitely many multiples of 988 272. The smallest multiples of 988 272 are: