Given two integers n and k. Find position the n’th multiple of K in the Fibonacci series.
Examples :
Input : k = 2, n = 3
Output : 9
3'rd multiple of 2 in Fibonacci Series is 34
which appears at position 9.
Input : k = 4, n = 5
Output : 30
4'th multiple of 5 in Fibonacci Series is 832040
which appears at position 30.
Fibonacci Series(F) : 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55, 89, 144, 233, 377, 610, 987, 1597, 2584, 4181, 6765, 10946, 17711, 28657, 46368, 75025, 121393, 196418, 317811, 514229, 832040… (neglecting the first 0).
A Simple Solution is to traverse Fibonacci numbers starting from first number. While traversing, keep track of counts of multiples of k. Whenever the count becomes n, return the position.
An Efficient Solution is based on below interesting property.
Fibonacci series is always periodic under modular representation. Below are examples.
F (mod 2) = 1,1,0,1,1,0,1,1,0,1,1,0,1,1,0,
1,1,0,1,1,0,1,1,0,1,1,0,1,1,0
Here 0 is repeating at every 3rd index and
the cycle repeats at every 3rd index.
F (mod 3) = 1,1,2,0,2,2,1,0,1,1,2,0,2,2,1,0
,1,1,2,0,2,2,1,0,1,1,2,0,2,2
Here 0 is repeating at every 4th index and
the cycle repeats at every 8th index.
F (mod 4) = 1,1,2,3,1,0,1,1,2,3,1,0,1,1,2,3,
1,0,1,1,2,3,1,0,1,1,2,3,1,0
Here 0 is repeating at every 6th index and
the cycle repeats at every 6th index.
F (mod 5) = 1,1,2,3,0,3,3,1,4,0,4,4,3,2,0,
2,2,4,1,0,1,1,2,3,0,3,3,1,4,0
Here 0 is repeating at every 5th index and
the cycle repeats at every 20th index.
F (mod 6) = 1,1,2,3,5,2,1,3,4,1,5,0,5,5,4,
3,1,4,5,3,2,5,1,0,1,1,2,3,5,2
Here 0 is repeating at every 12th index and
the cycle repeats at every 24th index.
F (mod 7) = 1,1,2,3,5,1,6,0,6,6,5,4,2,6,1,
0,1,1,2,3,5,1,6,0,6,6,5,4,2,6
Here 0 is repeating at every 8th index and
the cycle repeats at every 16th index.
F (mod 8) = 1,1,2,3,5,0,5,5,2,7,1,0,1,1,2,
3,5,0,5,5,2,7,1,0,1,1,2,3,5,0
Here 0 is repeating at every 6th index and
the cycle repeats at every 12th index.
F (mod 9) = 1,1,2,3,5,8,4,3,7,1,8,0,8,8,7,
6,4,1,5,6,2,8,1,0,1,1,2,3,5,8
Here 0 is repeating at every 12th index and
the cycle repeats at every 24th index.
F (mod 10) = 1,1,2,3,5,8,3,1,4,5,9,4,3,7,0,
7,7,4,1,5,6,1,7,8,5,3,8,1,9,0.
Here 0 is repeating at every 15th index and
the cycle repeats at every 60th index.
Why is Fibonacci Series Periodic under Modulo?
Under modular representation, we know that each Fibonacci number will be represented as some residue 0 ? F (mod m) < m. Thus, there are only m possible values for any given F (mod m) and hence m*m = m^2 possible pairs of consecutive terms within the sequence. Since m^2 is finite, we know that some pair of terms must eventually repeat itself. Also, as any pair of terms in the Fibonacci sequence determines the rest of the sequence, we see that the Fibonacci series modulo m must repeat itself at some point, and thus must be periodic.
Source : https://www.whitman.edu/Documents/Academics/Mathematics/clancy.pdf
Based on above fact, we can quickly find position of n’th multiple of K by simply finding first multiple. If position of first multiple is i, we return position as n*i.
Below is the implementation :
C++
# include <bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;
const int MAX = 1000;
int findPosition( int k, int n)
{
unsigned long long int f1 = 0,
f2 = 1,
f3;
for ( int i = 2; i <= MAX; i++)
{
f3 = f1 + f2;
f1 = f2;
f2 = f3;
if (f2 % k == 0)
return n * i;
}
}
int main ()
{
int n = 5, k = 4;
cout << "Position of n'th multiple of k"
<< " in Fibonacci Series is "
<< findPosition(k, n) << endl;
return 0;
}
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Java
class GFG
{
public static int findPosition( int k,
int n)
{
long f1 = 0 , f2 = 1 , f3;
int i = 2 ;
while (i != 0 )
{
f3 = f1 + f2;
f1 = f2;
f2 = f3;
if (f2 % k == 0 )
{
return n * i;
}
i++;
}
return 0 ;
}
public static void main(String[] args)
{
int n = 5 ;
int k = 4 ;
System.out.print( "Position of n'th multiple" +
" of k in Fibonacci Series is " );
System.out.println(findPosition(k, n));
}
}
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Python3
def findPosition(k, n):
f1 = 0
f2 = 1
i = 2 ;
while i ! = 0 :
f3 = f1 + f2;
f1 = f2;
f2 = f3;
if f2 % k = = 0 :
return n * i
i + = 1
return
n = 5 ;
k = 4 ;
print ( "Position of n'th multiple of k in"
"Fibonacci Series is" , findPosition(k, n));
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C#
using System;
class GFG
{
static int findPosition( int k, int n)
{
long f1 = 0, f2 = 1, f3;
int i = 2;
while (i!=0)
{
f3 = f1 + f2;
f1 = f2;
f2 = f3;
if (f2 % k == 0)
{
return n * i;
}
i++;
}
return 0;
}
public static void Main()
{
int n = 5;
int k = 4;
Console.Write( "Position of n'th multiple " +
"of k in Fibonacci Series is " );
Console.WriteLine(findPosition(k, n));
}
}
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PHP
<?php
$MAX = 1000;
function findPosition( $k , $n )
{
global $MAX ;
$f1 = 0; $f2 = 1; $f3 ;
for ( $i = 2; $i <= $MAX ; $i ++)
{
$f3 = $f1 + $f2 ;
$f1 = $f2 ;
$f2 = $f3 ;
if ( $f2 % $k == 0)
return $n * $i ;
}
}
$n = 5; $k = 4;
echo ( "Position of n'th multiple of k" .
" in Fibonacci Series is " .
findPosition( $k , $n ));
?>
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Javascript
<script>
let MAX = 1000;
function findPosition(k, n)
{
let f1 = 0;
let f2 = 1;
let f3;
for (let i = 2; i <= MAX; i++)
{
f3 = f1 + f2;
f1 = f2;
f2 = f3;
if (f2 % k == 0)
return n * i;
}
}
let n = 5;
let k = 4;
document.write( "Position of n'th multiple of k" +
" in Fibonacci Series is " +
findPosition(k, n));
</script>
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Output :
Position of n'th multiple of k in Fibonacci Series is 30
Time Complexity: O(1000), the code will run in a constant time.
Auxiliary Space: O(1), no extra space is required, so it is a constant.
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