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What are the next two numbers in this sequence?
| 2 | 6 | 15 | 28 | 55 | 78 | 119 | ____ | ____ |
Answer:152, 207 The nth number in the sequence is n multiplied by the nth prime.
If you have access to the Internet, you can often find the pattern in an integer sequence by looking it up on the OEIS. This particular sequence is called n*(n-th prime), sequence number A033286. |
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