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In mathematics, the Fibonacci numbers form a sequence defined by the following recurrence relation:
The sequence of fibonacci numbers start: 0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55, 89, 144, 233, ...
Fibonacci numbers and the rabbits
The sequence of fibonacci numbers was first used, to repesent the growth of a colony of rabbits, starting with one pair of rabbits.
Properties
- The quotient of two consecutive fibonacci numbers converges to the golden ratio:
- If divides then divides
- If is a prime number, then is also a prime number.
Further reading