Sum of the first 999 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 999 square numbers, you ask? Here we will give you the formula to calculate the first 999 square numbers and then we will show you how to calculate the first 999 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 999 square numbers, we enter n = 999 into our formula to get this:

		999(999 + 1) × (2(999) + 1)
		6

First, calculate each section of the numerator: 999(999 + 1) equals 999000 and (2(999) + 1) equals 1999. Therefore, the problem above becomes this:

		999000 × 1999
		6

Next, we calculate 999000 times 1999 which equals 1997001000. Now our problem looks like this:

		1997001000
		6

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

1997001000 ÷ 6 = 332833500

There you go. The sum of the first 999 square numbers is 332833500.

You may also be interested to know that if you list the first 999 square numbers 1, 2, 9, etc., the 999th square number is 998001.

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