Sum of the first 492 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 492 square numbers, you ask? Here we will give you the formula to calculate the first 492 square numbers and then we will show you how to calculate the first 492 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 492 square numbers, we enter n = 492 into our formula to get this:

		492(492 + 1) × (2(492) + 1)
		6

First, calculate each section of the numerator: 492(492 + 1) equals 242556 and (2(492) + 1) equals 985. Therefore, the problem above becomes this:

		242556 × 985
		6

Next, we calculate 242556 times 985 which equals 238917660. Now our problem looks like this:

		238917660
		6

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

238917660 ÷ 6 = 39819610

There you go. The sum of the first 492 square numbers is 39819610.

You may also be interested to know that if you list the first 492 square numbers 1, 2, 9, etc., the 492nd square number is 242064.

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