Project Euler #6: Sum square difference

Question
The sum of the squares of the first ten natural numbers is,
The square of the sum of the first ten natural numbers is,
Hence the difference between the sum of the squares of the first ten natural numbers and the square of the sum is
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Find the difference between the sum of the squares of the first one hundred natural numbers and the square of the sum.

Answer : 25164150

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Solution

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import java.util.*;

public class Solution {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        Scanner in = new Scanner(System.in);
        long t = in.nextLong();
        for(int a0 = 0; a0 < t; a0++){
            int n = in.nextInt();
            System.out.println(SumSquaredifference(n));
        }
    }

    public static long SumSquaredifference(long n){
        if(n == 1)
            return 0;

        return SumSquaredifference(n-1) + n*n*(n-1);
    }
}

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