We compare the growth of the least common multiple of the numbers $u_{a_1},...,u_{a_n}$ and $|u_{a_1}\cdots u_{a_n}|$, where ${\left(u_n\right)}_{n\ge 0}$ is a Lucas sequence and ${\left(a_n\right)}_{n\ge 0}$ is some sequence of positive integers.

Suppose $k+1$ runners having nonzero distinct constant speeds run laps on a unit-length circular track. The Lonely Runner Conjecture states that there is a time at which a given runner is at distance at least $1/(k+1)$ from all the others. The conjecture has been already settled up to seven ($k\le 6$) runners while it is open for eight or more runners. In this paper the conjecture has been verified for four or more runners having some particular speeds using elementary tools.

Let P and Q be nonzero integers. The sequences of generalized Fibonacci and Lucas numbers are defined by U₀ = 0, U₁ = 1 and $U_{n+1}=PUₙ-Q{U}_{n-1}$ for n ≥ 1, and V₀ = 2, V₁ = P and $V_{n+1}=PVₙ-Q{V}_{n-1}$ for n ≥ 1, respectively. In this paper, we assume that P ≥ 1, Q is odd, (P,Q) = 1, Vₘ ≠ 1, and $V_r\ne 1$. We show that there is no integer x such that $Vₙ=V_{r}Vₘx²$ when m ≥ 1 and r is an even integer. Also we completely solve the equation $Vₙ=VₘV_{r}x²$ for m ≥ 1 and r ≥ 1 when Q ≡ 7 (mod 8) and x is an even integer. Then we show that when P ≡ 3 (mod 4) and Q ≡ 1 (mod...

For each $m\ge 2,$ we consider the $m$-bonacci numbers defined by $F_k=2^k$ for $0\le k\le m-1$ and $F_k=F_{k-1}+F_{k-2}+\cdots +F_{k-m}$ for $k\ge m.$ When $m=2,$ these are the usual Fibonacci numbers. Every positive integer $n$ may be expressed as a sum of distinct $m$-bonacci numbers in one or more different ways. Let $R_m\left(n\right)$ be the number of partitions of $n$ as a sum of distinct $m$-bonacci numbers. Using a theorem of Fine and Wilf, we obtain a formula for $R_m\left(n\right)$ involving sums of binomial coefficients modulo $2.$ In addition we show that this formula may be used to determine the number of partitions...

Let $f$ be a polynomial of degree at least 2 with coefficients in a number field $K$, let $x_0$ be a sufficiently general element of $K$, and let $\alpha$ be a root of $f$. We give precise conditions under which Newton iteration, started at the point $x_0$, converges $v$-adically to the root $\alpha$ for infinitely many places $v$ of $K$. As a corollary we show that if $f$ is irreducible over $K$ of degree at least 3, then Newton iteration converges $v$-adically to any given root of $f$ for infinitely many places $v$. We also conjecture that...