A374266 Smallest number reachable by a Fibonacci-like iteration where one has the option to either omit or keep zero digits.

1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55, 89, 144, 233, 377, 61, 438, 499, 937, 1436, 2373, 389, 2762, 1657, 1368, 325, 1693, 218, 1911, 2129, 44, 1516, 129, 394, 37, 53, 9, 62, 35, 133, 24, 121, 181, 95, 69, 11, 53, 19, 9, 19, 19, 2, 12, 5, 8, 4, 3, 7, 1, 8, 9, 8, 8, 7, 6, 4

Offset

1,3

Comments

a(n) is the smallest f(n) such that f(1)=f(2)=1 and f(i) = OpNoz_i(f(i-1)+f(i-2)) for 2<i<=n, where OpNoz_i is a function that either removes zero digits or keeps the value unchanged (the choice is made for each value of i).

Choosing to always remove zero digits at each step gives A243063. This strategy of always choosing to remove zeros is optimal for n < 23. For n >= 23, a(n) < A243063(n), i.e., the optimal path contains a step that keeps zeros.

Removal of zeros preserves the digital root giving the lower bound a(n) >= A030132(n). In fact, for n >= 53, a(n) = A030132(n). It follows that this sequence is eventually periodic with a period of 24.

Links

Table of n, a(n) for n=1..65.

Index entries for linear recurrences with constant coefficients, signature (0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1).

Formula

a(n) <= A243063(n); Strict inequality for n >= 23.

a(n) = A030132(n) and a(n) = a(n+24) for n >= 53.

Example

a(23) = 1657 via the path: 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55, 89, 144, 233, 377, 610, 987, 1597, 2584, 4181, 6765, 1946, 8711, 1657.

Prog

(Python)
def a(n):
    reach = {(1, 1)}
    for _ in range(n-1):
        newreach = set()
        for a, b in reach:
            newreach.update([(b, a+b), (b, int(str(a+b).replace('0', '')))])
        reach = newreach
    return min(reach, key = lambda k:k[0])[0]

Crossrefs

Cf. A000045, A004719, A030132, A242350, A243657, A243658, A306773, A374265.

Sequence in context: A023442 A000044 A107358 * A243063 A374924 A248740

Adjacent sequences: A374263 A374264 A374265 * A374267 A374268 A374269

Keyword

nonn,base,easy

Author

Bryle Morga, Jul 02 2024

Status

approved