Sum of the first 1010 square numbers

We define square numbers as numbers that when squared will equal a whole number. Thus, the list of the first square numbers starts with 1, 4, 9, 16, and so on.

What is the sum of the first 1010 square numbers, you ask? Here we will give you the formula to calculate the first 1010 square numbers and then we will show you how to calculate the first 1010 square numbers using the formula.

The formula to calculate the first n square numbers is displayed below:

		n(n + 1) × (2(n) + 1)
		6

To calculate the sum of the first 1010 square numbers, we enter n = 1010 into our formula to get this:

		1010(1010 + 1) × (2(1010) + 1)
		6

First, calculate each section of the numerator: 1010(1010 + 1) equals 1021110 and (2(1010) + 1) equals 2021. Therefore, the problem above becomes this:

		1021110 × 2021
		6

Next, we calculate 1021110 times 2021 which equals 2063663310. Now our problem looks like this:

		2063663310
		6

Finally, divide the numerator by the denominator to get our answer:

2063663310 ÷ 6 = 343943885

There you go. The sum of the first 1010 square numbers is 343943885.

You may also be interested to know that if you list the first 1010 square numbers 1, 2, 9, etc., the 1010th square number is 1020100.

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