Which of the following numbers will replace the question mark (?) in the given series?23, 25, 28, 33, ?, 51, 64

Let's find the differences between consecutive terms:$25-23=2$$28-25=3$$33-28=5$ Notice that the differences are $2,3,5$, which are consecutive prime numbers.Following this pattern, the next difference should be the next prime number, which is $7$.Let the missing term be $X=33+7=40$.Let's check if the subsequent differences follow the same prime number pattern:Next prime number after $7$ is $11$. $40+11=51$ (Matches the next term)Next prime number after $11$ is $13$.$51+13=64$ (Matches the last term)The pattern is perfectly validated. The missing number is 40.