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Triangular number

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Ten pebbles arranged into a triangle

A triangular number is a number that is the sum of all of the natural numbers up to a certain number. For example, 10 is a triangular number because 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 = 10.

A triangular number is calculated by the equation: The first 25 triangular numbers are: 1,3,6,10,15,21,28,36,45,55,66,78,91,105,120,136,153,171,190,210,231,253,276,300,325 55,5050,500500,5000050000,500000500000 are all triangular numbers. There are infinitely triangular numbers.