Odd Man Out and Series problems

  4             3             4             7               15        ?
×1-1      ×1+1       ×2-1       ×2+1           ×3-1

15x3 - 1 = 45 - 1 = 44

Numbers are (2³ - 1), (3³ - 1), (4³ - 1), (5³ - 1), (6³ - 1), (7³ - 1) etc.

So, the next number is (8³ - 1) = (512 - 1) = 511.

Each of the numbers except 81 is a prime number.

There are two series (8, 11, 14, 17, 20) and (7, 12, 17, 22) increasing by 3 and 5 respectively.

Here the given series is 396, 462, 572, 427, 671, 264.

In all the terms, the middle digit is the sum of first and third digit except 427.

So the Odd number in the given series is 427.

(1*1)+1 , (2*2)+1 , (3*3)+1 , (4*4)+1 , (5*5)+1 , (6*6)+1 , (7*7)+1 , (8*8)+1

But, 64 is out of pattern.

Go on multiplying the given numbers by 2, 3, 4, 5, 6.

So, the correct next number is 1440.

There are two series, beginning respectively with 3 and 7. In one 3 is added and in another 2 is subtracted.

The next number is 1 - 2 = -1.

Each of the numbers except 28, is a multiple of 3.