It is possible to find out using mathematical methods whether a given integer is a prime number or not.
No, 988 462 is not a prime number.
For example, 988 462 can be divided by 2: 988 462 / 2 = 494 231.
For 988 462 to be a prime number, it would have been required that 988 462 has only two divisors, i.e., itself and 1.
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988 462 is an even number, because it is evenly divisible by 2: 988 462 / 2 = 494 231.
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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 988 462 is about 994.214.
Thus, the square root of 988 462 is not an integer, and therefore 988 462 is not a square number.
The square of a number (here 988 462) is the result of the product of this number (988 462) by itself (i.e., 988 462 × 988 462); the square of 988 462 is sometimes called "raising 988 462 to the power 2", or "988 462 squared".
The square of 988 462 is 977 057 125 444 because 988 462 × 988 462 = 988 4622 = 977 057 125 444.
As a consequence, 988 462 is the square root of 977 057 125 444.
The multiples of 988 462 are all integers evenly divisible by 988 462, that is all numbers such that the remainder of the division by 988 462 is zero. There are infinitely many multiples of 988 462. The smallest multiples of 988 462 are: