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A Note on the Fibonacci Quotient Fp-ε/p

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2018

H. C. Williams*
Affiliation:
Department of Computer Science, University of Manitoba Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3T 2N2 Canada
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Abstract

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In this note a formula analogous to Eisenstein's well known formula is presented for Fp-ε/p, where Fn is the nth Fibonacci number (F0 = 0, F1 = 1), p an odd prime, and

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Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Canadian Mathematical Society 1982

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