It is possible to find out using mathematical methods whether a given integer is a prime number or not.
No, 988 496 is not a prime number.
For example, 988 496 can be divided by 2: 988 496 / 2 = 494 248.
For 988 496 to be a prime number, it would have been required that 988 496 has only two divisors, i.e., itself and 1.
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988 496 is an even number, because it is evenly divisible by 2: 988 496 / 2 = 494 248.
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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 988 496 is about 994.231.
Thus, the square root of 988 496 is not an integer, and therefore 988 496 is not a square number.
The square of a number (here 988 496) is the result of the product of this number (988 496) by itself (i.e., 988 496 × 988 496); the square of 988 496 is sometimes called "raising 988 496 to the power 2", or "988 496 squared".
The square of 988 496 is 977 124 342 016 because 988 496 × 988 496 = 988 4962 = 977 124 342 016.
As a consequence, 988 496 is the square root of 977 124 342 016.
The multiples of 988 496 are all integers evenly divisible by 988 496, that is all numbers such that the remainder of the division by 988 496 is zero. There are infinitely many multiples of 988 496. The smallest multiples of 988 496 are: