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Donkeyboy75 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-12-05 09:18 AM
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The number pattern thread. What is the next number in the sequence?

Start with an easy one:

1...2...3...5...8...
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StopTheMorans Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-12-05 09:18 AM
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1. 13
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Donkeyboy75 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-12-05 09:19 AM
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2. 21
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Donkeyboy75 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-12-05 09:20 AM
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3. A bit of a tougher one - 1...2...3...5...7...11...
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StopTheMorans Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-12-05 09:45 AM
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4. 17
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kick-ass-bob Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-12-05 09:53 AM
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8. Isn't it 15?
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Donkeyboy75 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-12-05 11:31 AM
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10. Nah, 13. The next is 17...
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kick-ass-bob Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-12-05 11:35 AM
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11. what's the pattern then?
I went:
: 1 , 2 , 3 , 5 , 7 , 11 , 15
+1, +1, +2, +2, +4, +4
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Donkeyboy75 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-12-05 11:44 AM
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14. OK, I'll give you a few more after 17,
19...23...29...31...
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tonekat Donating Member (832 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-12-05 09:48 AM
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5. 13 (1st one)
Edited on Tue Jul-12-05 09:49 AM by tonekat
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LynzM Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-12-05 09:50 AM
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6. Here's one to keep you busy
1
11
21
1211
1231
131221
132231
232221

What't the next number in the sequence? :evilgrin:
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asthmaticeog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-12-05 09:56 AM
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9. 621311208120
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LynzM Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-12-05 12:13 PM
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16. Nope
Nice guess, though ;)
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Crazy Guggenheim Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-12-05 09:52 AM
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7. Could be 12 too.
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auntAgonist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-12-05 11:35 AM
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12. maybe...
12, 17 , 23
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Deja Q Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-12-05 11:40 AM
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13. Prime numbers, eh?
42

69

86

99

1001100 x02

These are the only numbers that pass as prime by me, w00t!!!!!!!
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Donkeyboy75 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-12-05 11:45 AM
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15. Which one are you referring to?
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