Sum of the first 500 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 500 square numbers, you ask? Here we will give you the formula to calculate the first 500 square numbers and then we will show you how to calculate the first 500 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 500 square numbers, we enter n = 500 into our formula to get this:

		500(500 + 1) × (2(500) + 1)
		6

First, calculate each section of the numerator: 500(500 + 1) equals 250500 and (2(500) + 1) equals 1001. Therefore, the problem above becomes this:

		250500 × 1001
		6

Next, we calculate 250500 times 1001 which equals 250750500. Now our problem looks like this:

		250750500
		6

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

250750500 ÷ 6 = 41791750

There you go. The sum of the first 500 square numbers is 41791750.

You may also be interested to know that if you list the first 500 square numbers 1, 2, 9, etc., the 500th square number is 250000.

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