Sum of the first 518 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 518 square numbers, you ask? Here we will give you the formula to calculate the first 518 square numbers and then we will show you how to calculate the first 518 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 518 square numbers, we enter n = 518 into our formula to get this:

		518(518 + 1) × (2(518) + 1)
		6

First, calculate each section of the numerator: 518(518 + 1) equals 268842 and (2(518) + 1) equals 1037. Therefore, the problem above becomes this:

		268842 × 1037
		6

Next, we calculate 268842 times 1037 which equals 278789154. Now our problem looks like this:

		278789154
		6

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

278789154 ÷ 6 = 46464859

There you go. The sum of the first 518 square numbers is 46464859.

You may also be interested to know that if you list the first 518 square numbers 1, 2, 9, etc., the 518th square number is 268324.

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