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

Original entry on oeis.org

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

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Author

Bryle Morga, Jul 02 2024

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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
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.

Examples

			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.
		

Programs

  • 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]

Formula

a(n) <= A243063(n); Strict inequality for n >= 23.
a(n) = A030132(n) and a(n) = a(n+24) for n >= 53.
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