The series follows a pattern of alternating division: 46080 divided by 12 is 3840, 3840 divided by 10 is 384, and 384 divided by 8 is 48. Following this pattern, 48 divided by 6 should be 8, and 8 divided by 4 should be 2. Since the series has 24 instead of 8, the wrong term is 24.