A072353 a(n) is the index of the largest Fibonacci number containing n digits.
6, 11, 16, 20, 25, 30, 35, 39, 44, 49, 54, 59, 63, 68, 73, 78, 83, 87, 92, 97, 102, 106, 111, 116, 121, 126, 130, 135, 140, 145, 150, 154, 159, 164, 169, 173, 178, 183, 188, 193, 197, 202, 207, 212, 216, 221, 226, 231, 236, 240, 245, 250, 255, 260, 264, 269, 274
Offset: 1
Examples
a(3)=16, as the 16th Fibonacci number is the largest Fibonacci number with 3 digits.
Links
- Harvey P. Dale, Table of n, a(n) for n = 1..1000
- Jürgen Spilker, Die Ziffern der Fibonacci-Zahlen, Elemente der Mathematik 58 (Birkhäuser 2003).
- Eric Weisstein's World of Mathematics, Fibonacci Number
Programs
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Mathematica
With[{fibs=Fibonacci[Range[300]]},Flatten[Position[fibs,#]&/@ Table[ Max[ Select[fibs,IntegerLength[#]==n&]],{n,60}]]] (* Harvey P. Dale, Nov 09 2011 *)
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Python
def A072353_list(n): list = [] x, y, index = 1, 1, 1 while len(list) < n: if len(str(x)) < len(str(y)): list.append(index) x, y = y, x + y index += 1 return list print(A072353_list(57)) # M. Eren Kesim, Jul 19 2021
Formula
Limit_{n->oo} a(n)/n = 1/log_10((1+sqrt(5))/2) = 1/A097348 = 4.784... . - Reinhard Zumkeller, Apr 14 2005.
a(n) = floor(n*log(10)/log(phi)+log(5)/(2*log(phi))), where phi=(1+sqrt(5))/2, the golden ratio. - Hans J. H. Tuenter, Jul 08 2025
Extensions
More terms from Reinhard Zumkeller, Apr 14 2005
Name edited by Michel Marcus, Jul 19 2021
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