Types of series and series identification
• Natural numbers:
• Even numbers:
• Odd numbers:
• Prime numbers:
• Prime numbers + or – series:
• Squares of first n natural numbers:
• Squares of odd natural numbers:
• Squares of Even natural numbers:
• Cubes of first n natural numbers:
• Cubes of odd natural numbers:
• Cubes of Even natural numbers:
• Squares + or – series:
• Cubes + or – series
• Prime number square + or – series:
• Combination of squares and cubes (
alternating):
• AP
• GP
• + and – series:
• + and ₓ series:
Key points
• Observe the sequence to check whether there exists a odd number
pattern, even number pattern, prime number pattern or square , cubes
, square + or - , cube + or –
• Observe the numbers, if the difference is not by large then it is
additive pattern or difference pattern.
Sometimes you may have to write two series of differences to get
the right sequence
• If difference between first number and the last number is very large
then look for multiplication pattern
Direction: What will come in place of the question mark (?) in the following number
series?
1) 87 94 101 108 ?
2) 98 94 90 86 82 ?
3) 2 8 32 128 ? 2048
4) 7168 1792 ? 112 28 7
5) 20 11 6.5 4.25 3.125 ?
6) 18 21 28 41 62 ?
7) 18 21 28 41 62 ?
8) 177 178 186 213 277 ?
9) 6 12 20 30 42 ?
10) 3 8 16 33 57 ?
11) 17 8.5 8.5 17 68 ?
12)6 3 3 4.5 9 ?
13) 8 5 6 10 21 ?
14) 15 23 34 50 ?
15) 18 33 46 57 ?
16) 6 6 13 41 167 ?
17) 17 19 25 37 ? 87
129
18) 56 67 ? 78 34 89
19) 130 154 186 ? 274
330
20) 60 56 65 49 74 38
?
21) 14 20 40 82 154 264
?
22) 4 11 25 46 74 ?
151
23)
24 40 60 85 116 ?
24) 18 27 44 77 134
225
25) 18 10 11 17.5 35
91
25) 18 10 11 17.5 35
91
26) 5 8 16 26 50 98
194
27) 1 2 5 16 65 328
1957
28) 120 128 125 140 130 145
135
29) 1440 240 48 12 4 3
2