It is possible to find out using mathematical methods whether a given integer is a prime number or not.
No, 248 462 is not a prime number.
For example, 248 462 can be divided by 2: 248 462 / 2 = 124 231.
For 248 462 to be a prime number, it would have been required that 248 462 has only two divisors, i.e., itself and 1.
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248 462 is an even number, because it is evenly divisible by 2: 248 462 / 2 = 124 231.
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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 248 462 is about 498.460.
Thus, the square root of 248 462 is not an integer, and therefore 248 462 is not a square number.
The square of a number (here 248 462) is the result of the product of this number (248 462) by itself (i.e., 248 462 × 248 462); the square of 248 462 is sometimes called "raising 248 462 to the power 2", or "248 462 squared".
The square of 248 462 is 61 733 365 444 because 248 462 × 248 462 = 248 4622 = 61 733 365 444.
As a consequence, 248 462 is the square root of 61 733 365 444.
The multiples of 248 462 are all integers evenly divisible by 248 462, that is all numbers such that the remainder of the division by 248 462 is zero. There are infinitely many multiples of 248 462. The smallest multiples of 248 462 are: