Sum of the first 779 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 779 square numbers, you ask? Here we will give you the formula to calculate the first 779 square numbers and then we will show you how to calculate the first 779 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 779 square numbers, we enter n = 779 into our formula to get this:

		779(779 + 1) × (2(779) + 1)
		6

First, calculate each section of the numerator: 779(779 + 1) equals 607620 and (2(779) + 1) equals 1559. Therefore, the problem above becomes this:

		607620 × 1559
		6

Next, we calculate 607620 times 1559 which equals 947279580. Now our problem looks like this:

		947279580
		6

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

947279580 ÷ 6 = 157879930

There you go. The sum of the first 779 square numbers is 157879930.

You may also be interested to know that if you list the first 779 square numbers 1, 2, 9, etc., the 779th square number is 606841.

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