Which number replace question mark in the series - 16, 8, 40, 20, 100, 50, 250, ??, 625

Question

What number should replace the question mark?

143 - - - 22

26 - - - 4

104 - - - 16

65 - - - ?

Answer 1

Divide by 2 then multiply by 5, so the answer is 125

Answer 2

number is divided by 2 and then multiply by 5 so
250/2=125
125*5=625
so ans=125