Heptagonal Number

A heptagonal number is a figurate number that represents a heptagon. The n-th heptagonal number is given by the formula

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The first few heptagonal numbers are:

1, 7, 18, 34, 55, 81, 112, 148, 189, 235, 286, 342, 403, 469, 540, 616, 697, 783, 874, 970, 1071, 1177, 1288, 1404, 1525, 1651, 1782, … (sequence A000566 in OEIS)

Read more about Heptagonal Number:  Parity, Generalized Heptagonal Numbers, Sum of Reciprocals

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