It is possible to find out using mathematical methods whether a given integer is a prime number or not.
No, 998 496 is not a prime number.
For example, 998 496 can be divided by 2: 998 496 / 2 = 499 248.
For 998 496 to be a prime number, it would have been required that 998 496 has only two divisors, i.e., itself and 1.
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998 496 is an even number, because it is evenly divisible by 2: 998 496 / 2 = 499 248.
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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 998 496 is about 999.248.
Thus, the square root of 998 496 is not an integer, and therefore 998 496 is not a square number.
The square of a number (here 998 496) is the result of the product of this number (998 496) by itself (i.e., 998 496 × 998 496); the square of 998 496 is sometimes called "raising 998 496 to the power 2", or "998 496 squared".
The square of 998 496 is 996 994 262 016 because 998 496 × 998 496 = 998 4962 = 996 994 262 016.
As a consequence, 998 496 is the square root of 996 994 262 016.
The multiples of 998 496 are all integers evenly divisible by 998 496, that is all numbers such that the remainder of the division by 998 496 is zero. There are infinitely many multiples of 998 496. The smallest multiples of 998 496 are: