Journal of Integer Sequences, Vol. 7 (2004), Article 04.3.7

A New Fibonacci-like Sequence of Composite Numbers

M. Vsemirnov
Sidney Sussex College
Sidney Street
Cambridge, England CB2 3HU
United Kingdom
and
Steklov Institute of Mathematics
27, Fontanka
St. Petersburg, 191023
Russia

Abstract: We find a new Fibonacci-like sequence of composite numbers and reduce the current record for the starting values to A₀=106276436867 and A₁=35256392432.

Received August 2 2004; revised version received October 11 2004. Published in Journal of Integer Sequences October 11 2004.