THE SOLUTION:
10,368.
The pattern for successive numbers alternates between multiplication and addition:
1 × 2 = 2
2 + 2 = 4
2 × 4 = 8
4 + 8 = 12
8 × 12 = 96
12 + 96 = 108
96 × 108 = 10,368
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