What is next in this series 2 4 6 5 7 9 8?

Answer 1

10 is the most likely next digit, according to Occam's Razor.

The most obvious pattern adds two three times, then subtracts by one, then adds by two two times, then subtracts by one, then adds by two again.

Or, you can think of it this way: Starting from the lowest, the pattern alternates 3 incremental even numbers, then starting from lower nearest odd number, 3 incremental odd numbers, then going to the lower nearest even number... by Occam's Razor it follows that the pattern will continue to alternate 3 even, 3 odd, 3 even, 3 odd...

Other patterns starting with this number series include:

2 4 6 5 7 9 8 7 9 11 10 9 8 10 12 11 10 9 8 10 12

2 4 6 5 7 9 8 13 9 18 14 19 15 20 16 25 17 31 23 32

2 4 6 5 7 9 8 0 q e t r y i u o s f h g j l k ; z c b v n , m .

2 4 6 5 7 9 8 7 9 11 10 12 14 13 12 14 16 15 14 16 18 17

2 4 6 5 7 9 8 7 6 8 10 9 11 13 12 11 10 12 14 13 15 17 16 15

2 4 6 5 7 9 8 11 14 17 16 19 22 25 24 28 32 36 40 39 43 47 51