Mersenne Numbers in Generalized Lucas Sequences

Abstract

Let $$k \geq 2$$ be an integer and let $$(L_{n}^{(k)})_{n \geq 2-k}$$ be the $$k$$-generalized Lucas sequence with certain initial $$k$$ terms and each term afterward is the sum of the $$k$$ preceding terms. Mersenne numbers are the numbers of the form $$2^a-1$$, where $$a$$ is any positive integer. The aim of this paper is to determine all Mersenne numbers which lie inside $$k$$-Lucas sequences.