It is possible to find out using mathematical methods whether a given integer is a prime number or not.
No, 252 009 is not a prime number.
For example, 252 009 can be divided by 3: 252 009 / 3 = 84 003.
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For 252 009 to be a prime number, it would have been required that 252 009 has only two divisors, i.e., itself and 1.
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252 009 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 252 009 is about 502.005.
Thus, the square root of 252 009 is not an integer, and therefore 252 009 is not a square number.
The square of a number (here 252 009) is the result of the product of this number (252 009) by itself (i.e., 252 009 × 252 009); the square of 252 009 is sometimes called "raising 252 009 to the power 2", or "252 009 squared".
The square of 252 009 is 63 508 536 081 because 252 009 × 252 009 = 252 0092 = 63 508 536 081.
As a consequence, 252 009 is the square root of 63 508 536 081.
The multiples of 252 009 are all integers evenly divisible by 252 009, that is all numbers such that the remainder of the division by 252 009 is zero. There are infinitely many multiples of 252 009. The smallest multiples of 252 009 are: