Sum of the first 520 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 520 square numbers, you ask? Here we will give you the formula to calculate the first 520 square numbers and then we will show you how to calculate the first 520 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 520 square numbers, we enter n = 520 into our formula to get this:

		520(520 + 1) × (2(520) + 1)
		6

First, calculate each section of the numerator: 520(520 + 1) equals 270920 and (2(520) + 1) equals 1041. Therefore, the problem above becomes this:

		270920 × 1041
		6

Next, we calculate 270920 times 1041 which equals 282027720. Now our problem looks like this:

		282027720
		6

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

282027720 ÷ 6 = 47004620

There you go. The sum of the first 520 square numbers is 47004620.

You may also be interested to know that if you list the first 520 square numbers 1, 2, 9, etc., the 520th square number is 270400.

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