It is possible to find out using mathematical methods whether a given integer is a prime number or not.
No, 488 437 is not a prime number.
For example, 488 437 can be divided by 37: 488 437 / 37 = 13 201.
For 488 437 to be a prime number, it would have been required that 488 437 has only two divisors, i.e., itself and 1.
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488 437 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 488 437 is about 698.883.
Thus, the square root of 488 437 is not an integer, and therefore 488 437 is not a square number.
The square of a number (here 488 437) is the result of the product of this number (488 437) by itself (i.e., 488 437 × 488 437); the square of 488 437 is sometimes called "raising 488 437 to the power 2", or "488 437 squared".
The square of 488 437 is 238 570 702 969 because 488 437 × 488 437 = 488 4372 = 238 570 702 969.
As a consequence, 488 437 is the square root of 238 570 702 969.
The multiples of 488 437 are all integers evenly divisible by 488 437, that is all numbers such that the remainder of the division by 488 437 is zero. There are infinitely many multiples of 488 437. The smallest multiples of 488 437 are: