Sum of the first 1601 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 1601 square numbers, you ask? Here we will give you the formula to calculate the first 1601 square numbers and then we will show you how to calculate the first 1601 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 1601 square numbers, we enter n = 1601 into our formula to get this:

		1601(1601 + 1) × (2(1601) + 1)
		6

First, calculate each section of the numerator: 1601(1601 + 1) equals 2564802 and (2(1601) + 1) equals 3203. Therefore, the problem above becomes this:

		2564802 × 3203
		6

Next, we calculate 2564802 times 3203 which equals 8215060806. Now our problem looks like this:

		8215060806
		6

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

8215060806 ÷ 6 = 1369176801

There you go. The sum of the first 1601 square numbers is 1369176801.

You may also be interested to know that if you list the first 1601 square numbers 1, 2, 9, etc., the 1601st square number is 2563201.

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