Number Theory, or Logic?

Logic Level 3

Find the next number of the sequence :

3 , 11 , 29 , 59 , 101 , ? 3, 11, 29, 59, 101, ?


The answer is 157.

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First number of the sequence is the ( 1 2 + 1 ) (1^2+1) 'th or the 2 2 nd prime, which is 3 3 . Second number is the ( 2 2 + 1 ) (2^2+1) 'th or the 5 5 th prime, which is 11 11 , and so on. Hence the sixth number is the ( 6 2 + 1 ) (6^2+1) 'th or the 37 37 th prime, which is 157 \boxed {157}

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