Sum of the first 550 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 550 square numbers, you ask? Here we will give you the formula to calculate the first 550 square numbers and then we will show you how to calculate the first 550 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 550 square numbers, we enter n = 550 into our formula to get this:

		550(550 + 1) × (2(550) + 1)
		6

First, calculate each section of the numerator: 550(550 + 1) equals 303050 and (2(550) + 1) equals 1101. Therefore, the problem above becomes this:

		303050 × 1101
		6

Next, we calculate 303050 times 1101 which equals 333658050. Now our problem looks like this:

		333658050
		6

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

333658050 ÷ 6 = 55609675

There you go. The sum of the first 550 square numbers is 55609675.

You may also be interested to know that if you list the first 550 square numbers 1, 2, 9, etc., the 550th square number is 302500.

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