∑18014 n = 16,199
Number of terms=[common difference - first term + last term] / common difference
N =[1-14+180 / 1 = 167 terms
You sum them up as Arithmetic Series: S ={first + last} x number of terms / 2={14+180} x 167/2
=16,199
I think the 5 year old Gauss did the same problem but added up 1 to 100 in his head with this method.
sum of the numbers starting from 14 to 180?
14+15+16+⋯+178+179+180=(14−13+13)+(15−13+13)+(16−13+13)+⋯+(178−13+13)+(179−13+13)+(180−13+13)=(1+13)+(2+13)+(3+13)+⋯+(165+13)+(166+13)+(167+13)=167⋅13+(1+2+3+4+⋯+165+166+167)=167⋅13+1+1672⋅167=2171+14028=16199