Use a tool like MediaInfo to see the "Original Source Name" often stored in the header tags.
If you have this file and are trying to figure out what is inside it without playing it:
This is often a primary key from a database (like a CMS or a Plex/Kodi media server).
A file processed by a tool like Sonarr or Radarr where the ID corresponds to a specific entry in a movie/TV database.
An original Matroska Video ( .mkv ) file was likely run through a converter (like Handbrake or FFmpeg) to become an MPEG-4 ( .mp4 ) file.