Sum of the first 789 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 789 square numbers, you ask? Here we will give you the formula to calculate the first 789 square numbers and then we will show you how to calculate the first 789 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 789 square numbers, we enter n = 789 into our formula to get this:

		789(789 + 1) × (2(789) + 1)
		6

First, calculate each section of the numerator: 789(789 + 1) equals 623310 and (2(789) + 1) equals 1579. Therefore, the problem above becomes this:

		623310 × 1579
		6

Next, we calculate 623310 times 1579 which equals 984206490. Now our problem looks like this:

		984206490
		6

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

984206490 ÷ 6 = 164034415

There you go. The sum of the first 789 square numbers is 164034415.

You may also be interested to know that if you list the first 789 square numbers 1, 2, 9, etc., the 789th square number is 622521.

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