A problem by Lucas Chen

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What is the greatest GCF of every consecutive Fibonacci number?


The answer is 1.

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2 solutions

Sagnik Saha
Dec 17, 2013

gcd(F n , F (n-1)) = gcd( F (n-1) + F (n-2) , f (n-1)) = gcd(F (n-1) + F (n-2) -f (n-1), f (n-1)) = gcd(F (n-2) , f (n-1)) = .... = gcd(F 2 , F_1) = gcd(1,1) = 1 (ans) :D

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Feb 14, 2021

Fibonacci numbers are numbers that the sum of the previous number and the number equals the next number.

In expressions: F = a , b , a + b , a + 2 b , 2 a + 3 b , 3 a + 5 b , F = a, b, a + b, a + 2b, 2a + 3b, 3a + 5b, \cdots .

Not end yet.

Every greatest common factor of Fibonacci numbers are all 1 1 because Fibonacci numbers are 1 , 1 , 2 , 3 , 5 , 8 , 13 , 21 , 34 , 55 , 89 , 144 , 233 , 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55, 89, 144, 233, \cdots , and their greatest common multiple is all 1 1 .

Then the greatest common factor of consecutive Fibonacci numbers is all 1 1 , too.

So the answer is 1 \boxed{1} .

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