It is possible to find out using mathematical methods whether a given integer is a prime number or not.
No, 997 242 is not a prime number.
For example, 997 242 can be divided by 2: 997 242 / 2 = 498 621.
For 997 242 to be a prime number, it would have been required that 997 242 has only two divisors, i.e., itself and 1.
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997 242 is an even number, because it is evenly divisible by 2: 997 242 / 2 = 498 621.
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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 997 242 is about 998.620.
Thus, the square root of 997 242 is not an integer, and therefore 997 242 is not a square number.
The square of a number (here 997 242) is the result of the product of this number (997 242) by itself (i.e., 997 242 × 997 242); the square of 997 242 is sometimes called "raising 997 242 to the power 2", or "997 242 squared".
The square of 997 242 is 994 491 606 564 because 997 242 × 997 242 = 997 2422 = 994 491 606 564.
As a consequence, 997 242 is the square root of 994 491 606 564.
The multiples of 997 242 are all integers evenly divisible by 997 242, that is all numbers such that the remainder of the division by 997 242 is zero. There are infinitely many multiples of 997 242. The smallest multiples of 997 242 are: