PDA

View Full Version : Number sequence help?


iamankur
Feb 25, 2011, 12:37 AM
5, 16, 29, 46, 65, 88... what's next
Options are 315, 117, 119, 121

galactus
Feb 25, 2011, 03:56 AM
Take the difference between the numbers.

16-5=11
29-16=13
46-29=17
65-46=19
88-65=23

See? The differences are prime numbers. What's the next prime after 23? Add that to 88 to get the next number.

iamankur
Feb 25, 2011, 09:38 PM
Thanks galactus