Problem

Source: ELMO 2014 Shortlist N2, by Ryan Alweiss

Tags: modular arithmetic, number theory proposed, number theory



Define the Fibanocci sequence recursively by $F_1=1$, $F_2=1$ and $F_{i+2} = F_i + F_{i+1}$ for all $i$. Prove that for all integers $b,c>1$, there exists an integer $n$ such that the sum of the digits of $F_n$ when written in base $b$ is greater than $c$. Proposed by Ryan Alweiss