On generalized Thabit numbers $(p+1)p^\mathfrak{a}-1$ in the $k$-Lucas sequence
Number Theory
2026-03-25 v1
Abstract
Let and be the sequence of -Lucas numbers whose first terms are and each term afterwards is the sum of the preceding terms. In this paper, we solve the Diophantine equation , for a Mersenne or Fermat prime , and positive integers , , and .
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@article{arxiv.2603.22878,
title = {On generalized Thabit numbers $(p+1)p^\mathfrak{a}-1$ in the $k$-Lucas sequence},
author = {Herbert Batte and Florian Luca and Pantelimon Stănică},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2603.22878},
year = {2026}
}
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17 pages