It is possible to find out using mathematical methods whether a given integer is a prime number or not.
No, 988 991 is not a prime number.
For example, 988 991 can be divided by 941: 988 991 / 941 = 1 051.
For 988 991 to be a prime number, it would have been required that 988 991 has only two divisors, i.e., itself and 1.
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988 991 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 988 991 is about 994.480.
Thus, the square root of 988 991 is not an integer, and therefore 988 991 is not a square number.
The square of a number (here 988 991) is the result of the product of this number (988 991) by itself (i.e., 988 991 × 988 991); the square of 988 991 is sometimes called "raising 988 991 to the power 2", or "988 991 squared".
The square of 988 991 is 978 103 198 081 because 988 991 × 988 991 = 988 9912 = 978 103 198 081.
As a consequence, 988 991 is the square root of 978 103 198 081.
The multiples of 988 991 are all integers evenly divisible by 988 991, that is all numbers such that the remainder of the division by 988 991 is zero. There are infinitely many multiples of 988 991. The smallest multiples of 988 991 are: