Sum of the first 523 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 523 square numbers, you ask? Here we will give you the formula to calculate the first 523 square numbers and then we will show you how to calculate the first 523 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 523 square numbers, we enter n = 523 into our formula to get this:

		523(523 + 1) × (2(523) + 1)
		6

First, calculate each section of the numerator: 523(523 + 1) equals 274052 and (2(523) + 1) equals 1047. Therefore, the problem above becomes this:

		274052 × 1047
		6

Next, we calculate 274052 times 1047 which equals 286932444. Now our problem looks like this:

		286932444
		6

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

286932444 ÷ 6 = 47822074

There you go. The sum of the first 523 square numbers is 47822074.

You may also be interested to know that if you list the first 523 square numbers 1, 2, 9, etc., the 523rd square number is 273529.

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