#!/usr/bin/env python3 # The sum of the squares of the first ten natural numbers is, # # 1^2 + 2^2 + ... + 10^2 = 385 # # The square of the sum of the first ten natural numbers is, # # (1 + 2 + ... + 10)^2 = 55^2 = 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. from projecteuler import timing @timing def p006() -> None: sum_squares = 0 square_sum = 0 # Straightforward brute-force approach. for i in range(1, 101): sum_squares = sum_squares + i * i square_sum = square_sum + i square_sum = square_sum * square_sum print('Project Euler, Problem 6') print(f'Answer: {square_sum - sum_squares}') if __name__ == '__main__': p006()