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\sum_{r=1}^{n}(r^2+1)r! = \sum_{r=1}^{n}(r(r+1)-(r-1))r!= \sum_{r=1}^{n}(r+1)!r - r!(r-1)= n\cdot (n+1)!
So \frac{T_n}{S_n}= \frac{(n^2+1)n!}{n(n+1)!}= \frac{n^2+1}{n^2+n}
\gcd(n^2+1,n^2+n)= \gcd(n^2+1,n-1)=1 \; \; \text{if n is even and = 2 , if n is odd.}
So b- a= n-1 if n is even, and \frac{n-1}{2} if n is odd.