Sum of the first 3962 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 3962 square numbers, you ask? Here we will give you the formula to calculate the first 3962 square numbers and then we will show you how to calculate the first 3962 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 3962 square numbers, we enter n = 3962 into our formula to get this:

		3962(3962 + 1) × (2(3962) + 1)
		6

First, calculate each section of the numerator: 3962(3962 + 1) equals 15701406 and (2(3962) + 1) equals 7925. Therefore, the problem above becomes this:

		15701406 × 7925
		6

Next, we calculate 15701406 times 7925 which equals 124433642550. Now our problem looks like this:

		124433642550
		6

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

124433642550 ÷ 6 = 20738940425

There you go. The sum of the first 3962 square numbers is 20738940425.

You may also be interested to know that if you list the first 3962 square numbers 1, 2, 9, etc., the 3962nd square number is 15697444.

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