PISANO PERIODS FOR THE k-FIBONACCI AND k-LUCAS SEQUENCES MOD 2ⁿ

Abstract

The goal of this paper is to investigate period of   k-Lucas sequence with related divisibility properties, and periods of k- Fibonacci and  k-Lucas sequences mod 2ⁿ .

Keywords

• k-Fibonacci,k-Lucas

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