It is possible to find out using mathematical methods whether a given integer is a prime number or not.
No, 988 437 is not a prime number.
For example, 988 437 can be divided by 3: 988 437 / 3 = 329 479.
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For 988 437 to be a prime number, it would have been required that 988 437 has only two divisors, i.e., itself and 1.
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988 437 is an odd number, because it is not evenly divisible by 2.
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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 988 437 is about 994.202.
Thus, the square root of 988 437 is not an integer, and therefore 988 437 is not a square number.
The square of a number (here 988 437) is the result of the product of this number (988 437) by itself (i.e., 988 437 × 988 437); the square of 988 437 is sometimes called "raising 988 437 to the power 2", or "988 437 squared".
The square of 988 437 is 977 007 702 969 because 988 437 × 988 437 = 988 4372 = 977 007 702 969.
As a consequence, 988 437 is the square root of 977 007 702 969.
The multiples of 988 437 are all integers evenly divisible by 988 437, that is all numbers such that the remainder of the division by 988 437 is zero. There are infinitely many multiples of 988 437. The smallest multiples of 988 437 are: