3.07.2011

Euler 006

Next!

The sum of the squares of the first ten natural numbers is,
12 + 22 + ... + 102 = 385
The square of the sum of the first ten natural numbers is,
(1 + 2 + ... + 10)2 = 552 = 3025
Hence the difference between the sum of the squares of the first ten natural numbers and the square of the sum is 3025 - 385 = 2640.
Find the difference between the sum of the squares of the first one hundred natural numbers and the square of the sum.
Didn't brute force this one. Read about math instead: 

Going to move the solutions inside the fold.



Solution:
n=100
a=((n^2+n)/2)^2-(2*n^3+3*n^2+n)/6
Saved three characters by using n=100! 41.

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