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GATE 2019 EE – Question 3

General Aptitude · Quantitative Aptitude: Arithmetic and Number Computation · 1 mark · Multiple choice

The missing number in the given sequence 343, 1331, ________, 4913 is

  1. 3375
  2. 2744
  3. 2197
  4. 4096

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Correct answer: (C) 2197

Explanation

The terms are cubes of consecutive primes: $7^3=343$, $11^3=1331$, $13^3=2197$ and $17^3=4913$. The missing number is $2197$.