Types of Number Series Patterns with Examples
1. Arithmetic Series
Constant addition/subtraction.
Example: 3, 6, 9, 12, ? => +3
2. Geometric Series
Constant multiplication/division.
Example: 2, 4, 8, 16, ? => x2
3. Squares/Cubes Series
Perfect squares or cubes.
Example: 1, 4, 9, 16, ? => 25 (Squares)
4. Prime Number Series
Sequence of primes.
Example: 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, ? => 13
5. Fibonacci Series
Each term is the sum of previous two.
Example: 0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, ? => 8
6. Difference Pattern
Increasing difference.
Example: 2, 4, 7, 11, ? => (+2, +3, +4) => 16
7. Alternate Pattern
Alternate logic in positions.
Example: 1, 4, 2, 5, 3, ? => 6
8. Multiplication + Addition
Combo rule.
Example: 2, 5, 11, 23, ? => x2+1
9. Mixed Operations
Mixed arithmetic.
Example: 1, 2, 6, 21, 88, ?
10. Higher-order Differences
Use 2nd or 3rd level differences.
Example: 8, 10, 18, 44, 124, ?
11. Positional Patterns
Patterns in digits.
Example: 121, 12321, 1234321 => palindromes
12. Algebraic Formula
Follows a formula.
Example: 2, 5, 10, 17, 26 => n^2 + 1
13. Factorial Pattern
Factorials.
Example: 1, 2, 6, 24, 120, ? => 720
14. Reverse/Mirror Pattern
Numbers + their reverse.
Example: 12, 33, 54, 75 (12+21=33)
15. Digital Sum Pattern
Focus on digits.
Example: 11, 13, 17, 23