Question

identify the next number in the series 1 , 1 , 4 , 12 , 27 ,?​

Answer 1

Here the numbers in the series are in the form of the natural numbers (starting from 1) raised to the power of the number itself, as

1 = 1^1

4 = 2^2

27 = 3^3

256 = 4^4

Hence by proceeding with the same logic, the fifth number according to the series should be 5 raised to the power 5, i.e., 5^5, which is 3125.