I wonder if it becomes a math problem to optimize then, like Euler solving the sum of 1-100 by adding 1 to 100 and multiplying by the 50 pairs of numbers that o

I wonder if it becomes a math problem to optimize then, like Euler solving the sum of 1-100 by adding 1 to 100 and multiplying by the 50 pairs of numbers that operation created to get 5050?