Sum of the first 1609 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 1609 square numbers, you ask? Here we will give you the formula to calculate the first 1609 square numbers and then we will show you how to calculate the first 1609 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 1609 square numbers, we enter n = 1609 into our formula to get this:

		1609(1609 + 1) × (2(1609) + 1)
		6

First, calculate each section of the numerator: 1609(1609 + 1) equals 2590490 and (2(1609) + 1) equals 3219. Therefore, the problem above becomes this:

		2590490 × 3219
		6

Next, we calculate 2590490 times 3219 which equals 8338787310. Now our problem looks like this:

		8338787310
		6

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

8338787310 ÷ 6 = 1389797885

There you go. The sum of the first 1609 square numbers is 1389797885.

You may also be interested to know that if you list the first 1609 square numbers 1, 2, 9, etc., the 1609th square number is 2588881.

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