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Zeckendorf representation of multiplicative inverses modulo a Fibonacci number

Number Theory 2022-03-14 v1

Abstract

Prempreesuk, Noppakaew, and Pongsriiam determined the Zeckendorf representation of the multiplicative inverse of 22 modulo FnF_n, for every positive integer nn not divisible by 33, where FnF_n denotes the nnth Fibonacci number. We determine the Zeckendorf representation of the multiplicative inverse of aa modulo FnF_n, for every fixed integer a3a \geq 3 and for all positive integers nn with gcd(a,Fn)=1\gcd(a, F_n) = 1. Our proof makes use of the so-called base-φ\varphi expansion of real numbers.

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@article{arxiv.2203.06101,
  title  = {Zeckendorf representation of multiplicative inverses modulo a Fibonacci number},
  author = {Gessica Alecci and Nadir Murru and Carlo Sanna},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2203.06101},
  year   = {2022}
}