Sum of the first 401 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 401 square numbers, you ask? Here we will give you the formula to calculate the first 401 square numbers and then we will show you how to calculate the first 401 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 401 square numbers, we enter n = 401 into our formula to get this:

		401(401 + 1) × (2(401) + 1)
		6

First, calculate each section of the numerator: 401(401 + 1) equals 161202 and (2(401) + 1) equals 803. Therefore, the problem above becomes this:

		161202 × 803
		6

Next, we calculate 161202 times 803 which equals 129445206. Now our problem looks like this:

		129445206
		6

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

129445206 ÷ 6 = 21574201

There you go. The sum of the first 401 square numbers is 21574201.

You may also be interested to know that if you list the first 401 square numbers 1, 2, 9, etc., the 401st square number is 160801.

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