Midy's Theorem in non-integer bases and divisibility of Fibonacci numbers
Number Theory
2026-05-27 v2 Combinatorics
Abstract
Fractions with prime denominator written in decimal have a curious property described by Midy's Theorem, namely that two halves of their period (if it is of even length ) sum up to . A number of results generalise Midy's theorem to expansions of in different integer bases, considering non-prime denominators, or dividing the period into more than two parts. We show that a similar phenomena can be studied even in the context of numeration systems with non-integer bases, as introduced by R\'enyi. First we define the Midy property for a general real base and derive a necessary condition for validity of the Midy property. For we characterize prime denominators , which satisfy the property.
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@article{arxiv.2401.03874,
title = {Midy's Theorem in non-integer bases and divisibility of Fibonacci numbers},
author = {Zuzana Masáková and Edita Pelantová},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2401.03874},
year = {2026}
}