It is possible to find out using mathematical methods whether a given integer is a prime number or not.
No, 996 701 is not a prime number.
For example, 996 701 can be divided by 29: 996 701 / 29 = 34 369.
For 996 701 to be a prime number, it would have been required that 996 701 has only two divisors, i.e., itself and 1.
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996 701 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 996 701 is about 998.349.
Thus, the square root of 996 701 is not an integer, and therefore 996 701 is not a square number.
The square of a number (here 996 701) is the result of the product of this number (996 701) by itself (i.e., 996 701 × 996 701); the square of 996 701 is sometimes called "raising 996 701 to the power 2", or "996 701 squared".
The square of 996 701 is 993 412 883 401 because 996 701 × 996 701 = 996 7012 = 993 412 883 401.
As a consequence, 996 701 is the square root of 993 412 883 401.
The multiples of 996 701 are all integers evenly divisible by 996 701, that is all numbers such that the remainder of the division by 996 701 is zero. There are infinitely many multiples of 996 701. The smallest multiples of 996 701 are: