What comes next in series 2 12 36 80 150?

Answer 1

The series goes like this

2 = 1^2 + 1^3 (1 square + 1 cube)

12 = 2^2 + 2^3

36 = 3^2 + 3^3

and so on..

So, the next number in the series is 6^2 + 6^3 = 252.