What are the next two numbers in the following series?

2, 3, 5, 11, 23, 29, 41, 53, _ , _ .

Also mention the rule that the numbers follow.

Just my initial reaction is that they are primes
( not in sequence)
2, 3, 5, (7), 11, (13), (17), (19), 23, 29, (31), (37), 41, (43), (47), 53.. When looking at the numbers left out, most of them can be made by adding the previous numbers in the series. IE: 2, 3, 5, (5+2), 11, (11+2), (17?), (11+5+3), 23, 29, (29+2), (29+5+3), 41, (41+2), (23+11+5+2), 53..

But the 17 throws me off.. and 23+11+5+2= 41 so somewhere my series is off...

Posted by Paul on 2003-10-23 16:08:29