Aptitude - Odd Man Out and Series - Discussion

What is a prime no?

@Murali.

How did you wrote the series of prime no. Can you explain it?

It's 81.

That's because NO OTHER NUMBER IS PERFECTLY DIVISIBLE BY 3, EXCEPT 81.

If we solve like that:
43 - 41 = 2,
47 - 43 = 4,
53 - 47 = 6,
61 - 53 = 8,
71 - 61 = 10,
73 - 71 = 2.

So, that 73 makes an error for the exact difference between the given numbers so according to me, 73 is an answer .

BUT why not 73 because its also not fit in series with 81? both are not fit isn't it?

Why its ans can't be 47?

41 4>1
43 4>3
47 4<7
53 5>3
61 6>1
71 7>1
73 7>3
81 8>1

Every 10th digit no is more than except 47, so the answer is 47. Why this answer is wrong?

Yes, I agree with Sandeep Shenoy.

Answer 81 is correct. Because except 81, all other numbers are a prime number.

t = 41 + 2 * 1 = 43
t = 43 + 2 * 2 = 47
t = 47 + 2 * 3 = 53
t = 53 + 2 * 4 = 61
t = 61 + 2 * 5 = 71
t = 71 + 2 * 6 = 83.

In the given Series there 73 followed by 71, so the answer must be 73.

3, 13, 31, 58, 91, 111 choose the wrong number in the series.

a) 58 b) 31 c) 91 d) 111.

Can anyone help me to solve this problem?

All the numbers are prime numbers except 81.

Prime number series is 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19, 23, 29, 31, 37, 41, 43, 47, 53, 59, 61, 67, 71, 73, 79, 83, 89, 97, 101, 103, 107, 109, 113, 127, 131, 137, 139, 149, 151, 157, 163, 167, 173, 179, 181, 191, 193, 197, 199, 211, 223, 227, 229, 233, 239, 241, 251, 257, 263, 269, 271, 277, 281, 283, 293, 307, 311, 313, 317, 331, 337, 347, 349, 353, 359, 367, 373, 379, 383, 389, 397, 401, 409, 419, 421, 431, 433, 439, 443, 449, 457, 461, 463, 467, 479, 487, 491, 499, 503, 509, 521, 523, 541, 547, 557, 563, 569, 571, 577, 587, 593, 599, 601, 607, 613, 617, 619, 631, 641, 643, 647, 653, 659, 661, 673, 677, 683, 691, 701, 709, 719, 727, 733, 739, 743, 751, 757, 761, 769, 773, 787, 797, 809, 811, 821, 823, 827, 829, 839, 853, 857, 859, 863, 877, 881, 883, 887, 907, 911, 919, 929, 937, 941, 947, 953, 967, 971, 977, 983, 991, 997 etc.