Sum of the first 552 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 552 square numbers, you ask? Here we will give you the formula to calculate the first 552 square numbers and then we will show you how to calculate the first 552 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 552 square numbers, we enter n = 552 into our formula to get this:

		552(552 + 1) × (2(552) + 1)
		6

First, calculate each section of the numerator: 552(552 + 1) equals 305256 and (2(552) + 1) equals 1105. Therefore, the problem above becomes this:

		305256 × 1105
		6

Next, we calculate 305256 times 1105 which equals 337307880. Now our problem looks like this:

		337307880
		6

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

337307880 ÷ 6 = 56217980

There you go. The sum of the first 552 square numbers is 56217980.

You may also be interested to know that if you list the first 552 square numbers 1, 2, 9, etc., the 552nd square number is 304704.

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