Sum of the first 503 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 503 square numbers, you ask? Here we will give you the formula to calculate the first 503 square numbers and then we will show you how to calculate the first 503 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 503 square numbers, we enter n = 503 into our formula to get this:

		503(503 + 1) × (2(503) + 1)
		6

First, calculate each section of the numerator: 503(503 + 1) equals 253512 and (2(503) + 1) equals 1007. Therefore, the problem above becomes this:

		253512 × 1007
		6

Next, we calculate 253512 times 1007 which equals 255286584. Now our problem looks like this:

		255286584
		6

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

255286584 ÷ 6 = 42547764

There you go. The sum of the first 503 square numbers is 42547764.

You may also be interested to know that if you list the first 503 square numbers 1, 2, 9, etc., the 503rd square number is 253009.

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