It is possible to find out using mathematical methods whether a given integer is a prime number or not.
No, 988 884 is not a prime number.
For example, 988 884 can be divided by 2: 988 884 / 2 = 494 442.
For 988 884 to be a prime number, it would have been required that 988 884 has only two divisors, i.e., itself and 1.
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988 884 is an even number, because it is evenly divisible by 2: 988 884 / 2 = 494 442.
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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 988 884 is about 994.426.
Thus, the square root of 988 884 is not an integer, and therefore 988 884 is not a square number.
The square of a number (here 988 884) is the result of the product of this number (988 884) by itself (i.e., 988 884 × 988 884); the square of 988 884 is sometimes called "raising 988 884 to the power 2", or "988 884 squared".
The square of 988 884 is 977 891 565 456 because 988 884 × 988 884 = 988 8842 = 977 891 565 456.
As a consequence, 988 884 is the square root of 977 891 565 456.
The multiples of 988 884 are all integers evenly divisible by 988 884, that is all numbers such that the remainder of the division by 988 884 is zero. There are infinitely many multiples of 988 884. The smallest multiples of 988 884 are: