Question

find the next series 3,8,24,48,120,168,?​

Answer 1

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Answer:

If you add 1 to each number, you can see that they are square of numbers:

3+1 = 4 = 2^2.

8+1 = 9 = 3^2.

24+1 = 25 = 5^2.

48+1 = 49 = 7^2.

120+1 =121 = 11^2.

168+1 = 169 = 13^3.

All are prime squares.

The missing prime is 17.

So answer is 17^2 - 1

= 289 - 1

= 288.

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