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Basic knowledge (Posted on 2006-01-10)

What is the next number in this sequence?

10, 20, 120, 440, 3200, 20460, 116600, 612700...

What is the general rule behind the sequence?

Hint: This sequence starts in n=2. A computer will probably not be able to solve it, but you're welcome to try.

See The Solution Submitted by Alexis

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I suppose we could take each number given as written in base n.

Posted by goFish on 2006-01-11 10:12:22

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