What Comes Next in This Finite Sequence?

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In summary, the conversation involved a finite sequence of numbers and the challenge of finding the next number in the sequence. The conversation also mentioned the theory of simple groups and the order of the monster group. The next numbers in the sequence are determined by the order of the monster group.
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I'd be extremely impressed if anybody finds this one:

70 368 744 177 664, 3 486 784 401, 1 953 125, 117 649, 121, 2197, 17, 19, 23, 29, 31, 41, 47, 59


This is a finite sequence. It can not be extended indefinitely (to my knowledge...)
 
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micromass said:
I'd be extremely impressed if anybody finds this one:

70 368 744 177 664, 3 486 784 401, 1 953 125, 117 649, 121, 2197, 17, 19, 23, 29, 31, 41, 47, 59


This is a finite sequence. It can not be extended indefinitely (to my knowledge...)

Uhh... 71? (Guess.)

[tex]2^{46}, 3^{20}, 5^{9}, 7^{6}, 11^{2}, 13^{3}, ... [/tex]
Then the ones that follow are to the first power. I don't know why the exponents would go 1,1,1,3,2,6,9,20,46...
 
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Yes, 71 is correct. I didn't expect somebody to find this that quick... :smile:
Is there anybody that can figure out why the exponents behave this way. Hint: theory of simple groups
 
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micromass said:
Yes, 71 is correct. I didn't expect somebody to find this that quick... :smile:
Is there anybody that can figure out why the exponents behave this way. Hint: theory of simple groups

Oh... order of the monster group. Pblackffffft. Because I use that every day.

Note: I cheated. :(
 
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Sorry :blushing:

I really like the monster group :biggrin: I'll keep the next ones more down-to-earth...
 

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