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Live Fibonacci and SQL
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Live Fibonacci and SQL

HardPython

Problem

Preply may need to generate large numeric sequences for learning exercises without constructing enormous integers. Given n and a modulus, compute the nth Fibonacci number efficiently.

Define the sequence as F(0) = 0, F(1) = 1, and F(n) = F(n - 1) + F(n - 2) for n >= 2.

Return F(n) % mod. Your solution must handle very large values of n without iterating through every preceding Fibonacci number.

Formal Specification

Implement fibonacci(n, mod):

  • Input: n, a non-negative integer, and mod, an integer greater than 1.
  • Output: An integer in the range [0, mod - 1] equal to F(n) % mod.

Use the fast-doubling identities to reduce the problem size by half at each recursive step.

Constraints

  • 0 <= n <= 10^18
  • 2 <= mod <= 10^9 + 7
  • Return a value between 0 and mod - 1
  • Do not generate the full Fibonacci sequence

Function Signature

def fibonacci(n, mod):
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