Even-KK extension of rank and order properties for KK-Fibonacci sequences

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Let KK be even, and let FK,nF_{K,n} be the KK-Fibonacci sequence. For a modulus mm, let πK(m)\pi_K(m) denote its Pisano period, let ωK(m)\omega_K(m) denote the number of zeros in that period, and let αK(m)\alpha_K(m) denote the index of the first zero. Even-KK extension conjecture. For every modulus m>3m>3, the following statements hold:

  • ωK(m)=4\omega_K(m)=4 if and only if αK(m)±1(mod4)\alpha_K(m)\equiv\pm1\pmod{4}.
  • If ωK(m)=2\omega_K(m)=2, then 4πK(m)4\mid\pi_K(m) and 2αK(m)2\mid\alpha_K(m).
  • If 4∤πK(m)4\not\mid\pi_K(m), then ωK(m)=1\omega_K(m)=1.

These are proposed as portions of the odd-KK theorem that might extend to even KK. The source later gives a counterexample to the converse of the third assertion, but that does not refute the three one-way assertions stated here.

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Brennan Benfield and Oliver Lippard, “Connecting Zeros in Pisano Periods to Prime Factors of K-Fibonacci Numbers”, arXiv:2407.20048 (2025).

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