Find the missing number in the patter explain your reasoning 12,24,72,288

12 * 2 = 24

24 * 3 = 72

72 * 4 = 288

The first term is 12.

To find the 2nd term, you need to multiply 12 by 2 and get 24.

To find the 3rd term, you need to multiply 24 by 3 and get 72.

To find the 4th term, you need to multiply 72 by 4 and get 288.

So, to get the nth term, you need to multiply the previous (n-1) th term by n.

The next terms are:

288 * 5 = 1440

1440 * 6 = 8640

8640 * 7 = 60480

and so on ...

The pattern is 12, 24, 72, 288, 1440, 8640, 60480, ...