Sum of Series in Java
Compute the sum of the series 1 + 2 + ... + n using a loop.
BeginnerModule 3: Loop ProgramsExample 14 of 25
sum-of-series.java
1import java.util.Scanner;23public class Main {4 public static void main(String[] args) {5 Scanner sc = new Scanner(System.in);6 System.out.print("Enter n: ");7 int n = sc.nextInt();89 int sum = 0;10 for (int i = 1; i <= n; i++) {11 sum += i;12 }13 System.out.println("Sum = " + sum);14 sc.close();15 }16}
Output
Enter n: 5 Sum = 15
What's going on
We accumulate sum in a loop; this is the iterative version of the formula-based sum.