What is the next number in this sequence

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The sequence presented is 2, 5, 28, 257, 3126, with the next numbers being 46657, 823544, and 16777217. Each number in the sequence can be expressed as n^(n+1), where n starts from 1. The calculations confirm that 2^3 = 8, 3^4 = 81, and so forth, leading to the conclusion that the next number follows this exponential pattern.

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What is the next number in this sequence:

2-5-28-257-3126-?
 
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next number is 46657 then 823544, 16777217
 

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