# Summing the fractions with factorial denominators

I am having some difficulties to find the solution for this sum of fractions with factorials in denominator. Any ideas how to solve this?
$$\sum_{i=1}^{2016}\frac{1}{i!+(i+1)!+(i+2)!} =\frac{1}{1!+2!+3!}+\frac{1}{2!+3!+4!}+...+\frac{1}{2016!+2017!+2018!}=?$$

I have used the following formula as a one way of solving it, but didn't get good results. $$\frac{1}{n!+(n+1)!+(n+2)!}=\frac{1}{n!(n+2)^2}$$

It turns out that we can solve/represent the solution using hypergeometric functions. Can anyone suggest the elementary way of solving/simplifying it?

• Hi! Welcome to MSE. What kind of simplifications have you been trying? – Arnaud Mortier Jan 27 '18 at 15:41
• Hi there, thanks! Edited the question. – Mirzodaler Jan 27 '18 at 15:53

Maple gives $$\sum_{i=1}^n \frac{1}{i!(i+2)^2}=\frac 1 9\,{\mbox{_3F_3}(1,3,3;\,2,4,4;\,1)}-{\frac { {\mbox{_3F_3}(1,n+3,n+3;\,n+4,n+4,n+2;\,1)}}{ \left( n+1 \right) ! \, \left( n+3 \right) ^{2}}},$$ so $$\sum_{i=1}^{2016} \frac{1}{i!(i+2)^2} \approx \frac 1 9\,{\mbox{_3F_3}(1,3,3;\,2,4,4;\,1)}.$$