Sum of the first 4002 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 4002 square numbers, you ask? Here we will give you the formula to calculate the first 4002 square numbers and then we will show you how to calculate the first 4002 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 4002 square numbers, we enter n = 4002 into our formula to get this:

		4002(4002 + 1) × (2(4002) + 1)
		6

First, calculate each section of the numerator: 4002(4002 + 1) equals 16020006 and (2(4002) + 1) equals 8005. Therefore, the problem above becomes this:

		16020006 × 8005
		6

Next, we calculate 16020006 times 8005 which equals 128240148030. Now our problem looks like this:

		128240148030
		6

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

128240148030 ÷ 6 = 21373358005

There you go. The sum of the first 4002 square numbers is 21373358005.

You may also be interested to know that if you list the first 4002 square numbers 1, 2, 9, etc., the 4002nd square number is 16016004.

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