It is possible to find out using mathematical methods whether a given integer is a prime number or not.
No, 498 437 is not a prime number.
For example, 498 437 can be divided by 41: 498 437 / 41 = 12 157.
For 498 437 to be a prime number, it would have been required that 498 437 has only two divisors, i.e., itself and 1.
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498 437 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 498 437 is about 706.001.
Thus, the square root of 498 437 is not an integer, and therefore 498 437 is not a square number.
The square of a number (here 498 437) is the result of the product of this number (498 437) by itself (i.e., 498 437 × 498 437); the square of 498 437 is sometimes called "raising 498 437 to the power 2", or "498 437 squared".
The square of 498 437 is 248 439 442 969 because 498 437 × 498 437 = 498 4372 = 248 439 442 969.
As a consequence, 498 437 is the square root of 248 439 442 969.
The multiples of 498 437 are all integers evenly divisible by 498 437, that is all numbers such that the remainder of the division by 498 437 is zero. There are infinitely many multiples of 498 437. The smallest multiples of 498 437 are: