It is possible to find out using mathematical methods whether a given integer is a prime number or not.
No, 488 608 is not a prime number.
For example, 488 608 can be divided by 2: 488 608 / 2 = 244 304.
For 488 608 to be a prime number, it would have been required that 488 608 has only two divisors, i.e., itself and 1.
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488 608 is an even number, because it is evenly divisible by 2: 488 608 / 2 = 244 304.
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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 488 608 is about 699.005.
Thus, the square root of 488 608 is not an integer, and therefore 488 608 is not a square number.
The square of a number (here 488 608) is the result of the product of this number (488 608) by itself (i.e., 488 608 × 488 608); the square of 488 608 is sometimes called "raising 488 608 to the power 2", or "488 608 squared".
The square of 488 608 is 238 737 777 664 because 488 608 × 488 608 = 488 6082 = 238 737 777 664.
As a consequence, 488 608 is the square root of 238 737 777 664.
The multiples of 488 608 are all integers evenly divisible by 488 608, that is all numbers such that the remainder of the division by 488 608 is zero. There are infinitely many multiples of 488 608. The smallest multiples of 488 608 are: