Sum of the first 1080 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 1080 square numbers, you ask? Here we will give you the formula to calculate the first 1080 square numbers and then we will show you how to calculate the first 1080 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 1080 square numbers, we enter n = 1080 into our formula to get this:

		1080(1080 + 1) × (2(1080) + 1)
		6

First, calculate each section of the numerator: 1080(1080 + 1) equals 1167480 and (2(1080) + 1) equals 2161. Therefore, the problem above becomes this:

		1167480 × 2161
		6

Next, we calculate 1167480 times 2161 which equals 2522924280. Now our problem looks like this:

		2522924280
		6

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

2522924280 ÷ 6 = 420487380

There you go. The sum of the first 1080 square numbers is 420487380.

You may also be interested to know that if you list the first 1080 square numbers 1, 2, 9, etc., the 1080th square number is 1166400.

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