SOLUTION: 1,3,8,26,106,? What will be the next number of the series and how?

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Question 1090876: 1,3,8,26,106,?
What will be the next number of the series and how?
Answer by Edwin McCravy(20056) About Me  (Show Source):
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Start with 1

Multiply   1 by 1, get   1, add 2, get   3.
Multiply   3 by 2, get   6, add 2, get   8.
Multiply   8 by 3, get  24, add 2, get  26.
Multiply  26 by 4, get 104, add 2, get 106.
Multiply ??? by ?, get ???, add ?, get ???.

Edwin