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Lucas number (L0​=2, L1​=1, Ln+2​=Ln+1​+Ln​)

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The Lucas numbers obey the same second-order recurrence as the Fibonacci numbers but start with 2,1, so their sequence is 2,1,3,4,7,11,…. For n≥1, Ln​=Fn−1​+Fn+1​. Substitution in the Fibonacci addition formula gives F2n​=Fn​Ln​. Consecutive Fibonacci numbers are coprime by the Euclidean algorithm; since Ln​=Fn​+2Fn−1​, Bézout's identity gives gcd(Fn​,Ln​)=gcd(Fn​,2)≤2.

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Lucas numbers are a sequence of numbers that are similar to the Fibonacci numbers but start with different initial values. The Lucas sequence is defined as follows: 1. The first two terms of the sequence are \(L_0 = 2\) and \(L_1 = 1\).
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