Solution

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The same recurrence matrix has
Therefore , and in particular . Starting from and iterating,
Consequently every nonnegative index divisible by five has a Fibonacci number divisible by five, including index zero. This directly proves the requested divisibility without assuming a general Fibonacci divisibility theorem.

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