Sum of the first 1657 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 1657 square numbers, you ask? Here we will give you the formula to calculate the first 1657 square numbers and then we will show you how to calculate the first 1657 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 1657 square numbers, we enter n = 1657 into our formula to get this:

		1657(1657 + 1) × (2(1657) + 1)
		6

First, calculate each section of the numerator: 1657(1657 + 1) equals 2747306 and (2(1657) + 1) equals 3315. Therefore, the problem above becomes this:

		2747306 × 3315
		6

Next, we calculate 2747306 times 3315 which equals 9107319390. Now our problem looks like this:

		9107319390
		6

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

9107319390 ÷ 6 = 1517886565

There you go. The sum of the first 1657 square numbers is 1517886565.

You may also be interested to know that if you list the first 1657 square numbers 1, 2, 9, etc., the 1657th square number is 2745649.

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