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If the sum of the first (n) natural numbers is (1540), what will (n) be?

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Correct answer: (55)

The direct answer is option C, n=55. Use S_n=n(n+1)/2. We are told n(n+1)/2=1540, so n(n+1)=3080. The consecutive numbers 55 and 56 have product 55×56=3080. Therefore n=55. Option A, 53, gives 53×54/2=1431, not 1540. Option B, 54, gives 54×55/2=1485, also too small. Option C works because 55×56/2=1540. Option D, 56, gives 56×57/2=1596, which is too large. The index must be a natural number, and the formula uses two consecutive factors n and n+1, not two equal factors. The correct answer is therefore unambiguous. Memory cue: for a triangular-number sum, match 2S with consecutive numbers.

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