Inverses of Fibonacci and Lucas Numbers via Rational Indices

Fibonacci and Lucas numbers have been extensively studied in various algebraic and number-theoretic contexts, including their modular inverses and generalizations. Motivated by these developments, we study the inverses of Fibonacci and Lucas numbers with rational indices through the codenominator function F. Uludağ and Gökmen (2022) showed that the rational-indexed Fibonacci number FX, where X∈Q>0, can be expressed using F, and that infinitely many such representations exist. In this paper, we extend their work by deriving a general explicit formula for FX through the codenominator function. We establish precise conditions under which FX coincides with a Lucas number or deviates from the classical Fibonacci sequence. Moreover, by means of these generalized formulas, we compute the units of Fibonacci and Lucas numbers, thereby proving the existence of multiplicative inverses for all Fibonacci and Lucas numbers within this framework. These results reveal new structural properties of Fibonacci- and Lucas-related sequences and suggest further directions for number-theoretic exploration.