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MathNet 2009-part-02 — 175 problems (EN–VI) Question 50

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Question 50

Let $a$, $b$ be two distinct odd positive integers. Define a sequence $(a_n)_{n \ge 1}$ by
$$
a_1 = a,\quad a_2 = b,\quad a_n \text{ is the largest odd divisor of } a_{n-1} + a_{n-2}, \text{ for all } n \ge 3.
$$
Show that there exists a natural number $N$ such that $a_n = \text{gcd}(a, b)$ for all $n \ge N$.