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A068083
a(1) = 1, a(n) is the smallest Fibonacci number of the form k*a(n-1) + 1 with k>0.
0
1, 2, 3, 13, 144, 28657, 701408733, 679891637638612258, 394810887814999156320699623170776339, 215414832505658809004682396169711233230800418578767753330908886771798637
OFFSET
1,2
EXAMPLE
a(5) = 144 = 11*13 + 1, a(4) = 13.
MATHEMATICA
a[1]=1; a[n_] := a[n]=For[r=3, True, r++, If[Mod[Fibonacci[r]-1, a[n-1]]==0, Return[Fibonacci[r]]]]
CROSSREFS
Sequence in context: A224792 A062447 A153888 * A137459 A267422 A072162
KEYWORD
nonn
AUTHOR
Amarnath Murthy, Feb 18 2002
EXTENSIONS
Edited by Dean Hickerson, Feb 20 2002
STATUS
approved