It is possible to find out using mathematical methods whether a given integer is a prime number or not.
No, 997 248 is not a prime number.
For example, 997 248 can be divided by 2: 997 248 / 2 = 498 624.
For 997 248 to be a prime number, it would have been required that 997 248 has only two divisors, i.e., itself and 1.
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997 248 is an even number, because it is evenly divisible by 2: 997 248 / 2 = 498 624.
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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 997 248 is about 998.623.
Thus, the square root of 997 248 is not an integer, and therefore 997 248 is not a square number.
The square of a number (here 997 248) is the result of the product of this number (997 248) by itself (i.e., 997 248 × 997 248); the square of 997 248 is sometimes called "raising 997 248 to the power 2", or "997 248 squared".
The square of 997 248 is 994 503 573 504 because 997 248 × 997 248 = 997 2482 = 994 503 573 504.
As a consequence, 997 248 is the square root of 994 503 573 504.
The multiples of 997 248 are all integers evenly divisible by 997 248, that is all numbers such that the remainder of the division by 997 248 is zero. There are infinitely many multiples of 997 248. The smallest multiples of 997 248 are: