Sum of the first 479 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 479 square numbers, you ask? Here we will give you the formula to calculate the first 479 square numbers and then we will show you how to calculate the first 479 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 479 square numbers, we enter n = 479 into our formula to get this:

		479(479 + 1) × (2(479) + 1)
		6

First, calculate each section of the numerator: 479(479 + 1) equals 229920 and (2(479) + 1) equals 959. Therefore, the problem above becomes this:

		229920 × 959
		6

Next, we calculate 229920 times 959 which equals 220493280. Now our problem looks like this:

		220493280
		6

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

220493280 ÷ 6 = 36748880

There you go. The sum of the first 479 square numbers is 36748880.

You may also be interested to know that if you list the first 479 square numbers 1, 2, 9, etc., the 479th square number is 229441.

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