Fibonacci Series Program in C

June 16, 2023

Write a C Program to find Fibonacci series up to n

The sequence is a Fibonacci series in C where the next number is the sum of the previous two numbers. The first two terms of the Fibonacci sequence is started from 0, 1.
Fibonacci series upto n terms in c
Fibonacci Series in C
While loop in C

Method 1

Write a program to print Fibonacci series method 1 below –

Run 
#include<stdio.h>

int main()
{
    int n = 10;
    int a = 0, b = 1;
    
    // printing the 0th and 1st term
    printf("%d, %d",a,b);
    
    int nextTerm;
    
    // printing the rest of the terms here
    for(int i = 2; i < n; i++){
        nextTerm = a + b;
        a = b;
        b = nextTerm;
        
        printf("%d, ",nextTerm);
    }

    return 0;
}

Output

0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34,
While loop in C

Method 2 (Recursion/static variable)

This method uses recursion in C, also uses static variables in C

Run 
#include<stdio.h>

int printFib(int n){
    
    static int a = 0, b = 1, nextTerm;    
    if(n > 0)
    {    
        nextTerm = a + b;    
        a = b;    
        b = nextTerm;    
    
        printf("%d, ",nextTerm);
        printFib(n-1);    
    }
    
}

int main()
{
    int n = 10;
    
    printf("0, 1, ");
    
    // n-2 as 2 terms already printed
    printFib(n-2);

    return 0;
}

Output

0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34,

Armstrong number

Armstrong number in a given range

Fibonacci Series upto nth term 

Find the Nth Term of the Fibonacci Series

Factorial of a number

Power of a number

Method 3 (Recursion)

This method uses recursion in C, rather than static variables, we use pure recursion here.

Run

#include<stdio.h>

int getFib(int n){
    
    if(n <= 1)
        return n;
        
    return getFib(n-1) + getFib(n-2);
    
}

int main()
{
    int n = 10;

    for(int i = 0; i < n; i++)
        printf("%d, ",getFib(i));

    return 0;
}

Output

0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34,

Method 4 (Direct Formula)

We can use direct formula to find nth term of Fibonacci Series as –

Fn = {[(√5 + 1)/2] ^ n} / √5

Run

#include<stdio.h> 
#include<math.h> 

int getFibo(double phi, int n) {
    
    for(int i = 0; i <= n; i++)
    {
        // setting .0 precision so all leading decimals are not printed
        // else would have printed 1.000000, 1.000000, 2.000000 so on....
        printf("%.0lf, ",round(pow(phi, i) / sqrt(5)));
    }
}

int main ()
{
    int n = 15;
    double phi = (1 + sqrt(5)) / 2;
    getFibo(phi, n);
    
    return 0;
}

Output

0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55, 89, 144, 233, 377, 610,

In other Languages –

Fibonacci Series upto nth term : C | C++ | Java | Python

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3 comments on “Fibonacci Series Program in C”


  • Shriraj Poojary

    #include

    int main()
    {
    int n2,a=0,b=1,sum=0,i=3;
    printf(“Enter length of fibonacci series required :”);
    scanf(“%d”,&n2);

    printf(“%d %d “,a,b);

    while(i<=n2)
    {
    sum = a+b;
    printf("%d ",sum);

    a = b;

    b = sum;
    i++;
    };

    return 0;

    }


  • diyaray.2002

    #include
    int main(){
    int n,i,a=0,b=1,c;
    printf(“Enter a number: “);
    scanf(“%d”,&n);
    if(n<0){
    printf("Number of terms should be always greater than 0\n");
    }
    else{
    for(i=1;i<=n;i++){
    printf("%d ",a);
    c=a+b;
    a=b;
    b=c;
    }
    }
    }