Answer:

The formula for the sum of the first n positive evens is:
. Your question is equivalent to what is the sum of the first 61 even positive integers.
Step-by-step explanation:
122 is the highest even less than 123.
If we solve 2n=122 we can find what number term 122 is in the sequence of positive even numbers.
2n=122
Divide both sides by 2:
n=61
So 122 is the 61st positive even integer. This means we are adding 61 positive even integers.
2(1)+2(2)+2(3)+2(4)+2(5)+2(6)+..........+2(61)
Factor out out 2:
2(1+2+3+4+5+6+...+61)
We could write in summation notation if you prefer:

There is a formula for computing the following:

So we have the following:




So if you wanted to know the sum of the first n even numbers it is:
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Examples:
The sum of the first 4 positive even numbers:

Now let's put our formula to the test:



The sum of the first 10 positive even numbers:

Now let's put out formula to the test again:



So as you can see the formula works.
Let me know if you want me to actually prove with mathematical induction.