It is possible to find out using mathematical methods whether a given integer is a prime number or not.
No, 242 237 is not a prime number.
For example, 242 237 can be divided by 29: 242 237 / 29 = 8 353.
For 242 237 to be a prime number, it would have been required that 242 237 has only two divisors, i.e., itself and 1.
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242 237 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 242 237 is about 492.176.
Thus, the square root of 242 237 is not an integer, and therefore 242 237 is not a square number.
The square of a number (here 242 237) is the result of the product of this number (242 237) by itself (i.e., 242 237 × 242 237); the square of 242 237 is sometimes called "raising 242 237 to the power 2", or "242 237 squared".
The square of 242 237 is 58 678 764 169 because 242 237 × 242 237 = 242 2372 = 58 678 764 169.
As a consequence, 242 237 is the square root of 58 678 764 169.
The multiples of 242 237 are all integers evenly divisible by 242 237, that is all numbers such that the remainder of the division by 242 237 is zero. There are infinitely many multiples of 242 237. The smallest multiples of 242 237 are: