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.

The required next two terms are 83 and 89.

The terms in the given series are primes m having the property that (2m+1) is also a prime.

Edited on March 20, 2008, 9:32 am

Posted by K Sengupta on 2008-03-20 09:32:00