It is possible to find out using mathematical methods whether a given integer is a prime number or not.
No, 988 996 is not a prime number.
For example, 988 996 can be divided by 2: 988 996 / 2 = 494 498.
For 988 996 to be a prime number, it would have been required that 988 996 has only two divisors, i.e., itself and 1.
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988 996 is an even number, because it is evenly divisible by 2: 988 996 / 2 = 494 498.
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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 988 996 is about 994.483.
Thus, the square root of 988 996 is not an integer, and therefore 988 996 is not a square number.
The square of a number (here 988 996) is the result of the product of this number (988 996) by itself (i.e., 988 996 × 988 996); the square of 988 996 is sometimes called "raising 988 996 to the power 2", or "988 996 squared".
The square of 988 996 is 978 113 088 016 because 988 996 × 988 996 = 988 9962 = 978 113 088 016.
As a consequence, 988 996 is the square root of 978 113 088 016.
The multiples of 988 996 are all integers evenly divisible by 988 996, that is all numbers such that the remainder of the division by 988 996 is zero. There are infinitely many multiples of 988 996. The smallest multiples of 988 996 are: