It is possible to find out using mathematical methods whether a given integer is a prime number or not.
No, 988 958 is not a prime number.
For example, 988 958 can be divided by 2: 988 958 / 2 = 494 479.
For 988 958 to be a prime number, it would have been required that 988 958 has only two divisors, i.e., itself and 1.
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988 958 is an even number, because it is evenly divisible by 2: 988 958 / 2 = 494 479.
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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 988 958 is about 994.464.
Thus, the square root of 988 958 is not an integer, and therefore 988 958 is not a square number.
The square of a number (here 988 958) is the result of the product of this number (988 958) by itself (i.e., 988 958 × 988 958); the square of 988 958 is sometimes called "raising 988 958 to the power 2", or "988 958 squared".
The square of 988 958 is 978 037 925 764 because 988 958 × 988 958 = 988 9582 = 978 037 925 764.
As a consequence, 988 958 is the square root of 978 037 925 764.
The multiples of 988 958 are all integers evenly divisible by 988 958, that is all numbers such that the remainder of the division by 988 958 is zero. There are infinitely many multiples of 988 958. The smallest multiples of 988 958 are: