Sum of the first 4001 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 4001 square numbers, you ask? Here we will give you the formula to calculate the first 4001 square numbers and then we will show you how to calculate the first 4001 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 4001 square numbers, we enter n = 4001 into our formula to get this:

		4001(4001 + 1) × (2(4001) + 1)
		6

First, calculate each section of the numerator: 4001(4001 + 1) equals 16012002 and (2(4001) + 1) equals 8003. Therefore, the problem above becomes this:

		16012002 × 8003
		6

Next, we calculate 16012002 times 8003 which equals 128144052006. Now our problem looks like this:

		128144052006
		6

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

128144052006 ÷ 6 = 21357342001

There you go. The sum of the first 4001 square numbers is 21357342001.

You may also be interested to know that if you list the first 4001 square numbers 1, 2, 9, etc., the 4001st square number is 16008001.

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