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Proof Writing & Problem SolvingSuperchallenge

Proof Writing & Problem Solving · Superchallenge problem

With F1=F2=1F_1 = F_2 = 1 and Fn+1=Fn+Fn−1F_{n+1} = F_n + F_{n-1}, pigeonhole on the pairs (Fn mod 1000, Fn+1 mod 1000)(F_n \bmod 1000,\ F_{n+1} \bmod 1000) proves that some Fibonacci number FnF_n with n≥1n \ge 1 is divisible by 1000, without finding it. What is the SMALLEST such nn?

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