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The set of primes dividing the Lucas numbers has density $2/3$.

J. C. Lagarias

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Pacific J. Math., Volume 118, Number 2 (1985), 449-461.

Dates
First available in Project Euclid: 8 December 2004

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https://projecteuclid.org/euclid.pjm/1102706452

Mathematical Reviews number (MathSciNet)
MR789184

Zentralblatt MATH identifier
0569.10003

Subjects
Primary: 11B05: Density, gaps, topology
Secondary: 11B39: Fibonacci and Lucas numbers and polynomials and generalizations

Citation

Lagarias, J. C. The set of primes dividing the Lucas numbers has density $2/3$. Pacific J. Math. 118 (1985), no. 2, 449--461. https://projecteuclid.org/euclid.pjm/1102706452


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See also

  • Errata : J. C. Lagarias. Errata to: ``The set of primes dividing the Lucas numbers has density $2/3$''. Pacific Journal of Mathematics volume 162, issue 2, (1994), pp. 393-396.
    Project Euclid: euclid.pjm/1102622818

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