The sum of the first 1000 positive integers is ___.
50051
500500
50050
5005
The first 1000 positive integers are 1,2,3,4....., 1000.
⇒n=1000
The sum of first n natural numbers is given by Sn=n(n+1)2.
⇒S1000=1000×10012
=500×1001
=500500
Find the sum of : (i) the first 1000 positive integers
(ii) the first n positive integers