Sum of the first 1602 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 1602 square numbers, you ask? Here we will give you the formula to calculate the first 1602 square numbers and then we will show you how to calculate the first 1602 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 1602 square numbers, we enter n = 1602 into our formula to get this:

		1602(1602 + 1) × (2(1602) + 1)
		6

First, calculate each section of the numerator: 1602(1602 + 1) equals 2568006 and (2(1602) + 1) equals 3205. Therefore, the problem above becomes this:

		2568006 × 3205
		6

Next, we calculate 2568006 times 3205 which equals 8230459230. Now our problem looks like this:

		8230459230
		6

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

8230459230 ÷ 6 = 1371743205

There you go. The sum of the first 1602 square numbers is 1371743205.

You may also be interested to know that if you list the first 1602 square numbers 1, 2, 9, etc., the 1602nd square number is 2566404.

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