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where n = n(n – ) and m is a nonnegative integer.

In [], Spivey proved that, for n ≥ ,

n  
 
 n 
n

n
Hk =  Hn – ,
k kk
k= k=
n 
 
n 
(–)k Hk = – .
k n
k=

Harmonic numbers have been generalized by many authors [–]. In [], Conway and
Guy defined the nth hyperharmonic number of order r, Hn(r) for n, r ≥  by the following
recurrence relations:


n
Hn(r) = Hk(r–) ,
k=

where Hn() = n and Hn() = Hn is the nth ordinary harmonic number.

Furthermore, these numbers can be expressed by binomial coefficients and ordinary
harmonic numbers [], as follows:
 
n+r–
Hn(r) = (Hn+r– – Hr– ).
r–

In [], Benjamin et al. gave the following properties of hyperharmonic numbers:

n 
 
n+r–t– 
Hn(r) = , ()
t=
r– t
n 
 
n+r–m–t–
Hn(r) = Ht(m) , ()
t=
r–m–

where  ≤ m ≤ r – . In [], Bahsi and Solak defined a special matrix whose entries are
hyperharmonic numbers and gave some properties of this matrix.
The Fibonacci sequence is defined by the following recurrence relation, for n ≥ :

Fn+ = Fn+ + Fn

with F = , F = .
In [], Dil and Mezö defined hyper-Fibonacci numbers, Fn(r) , for positive integer r,


n
Fn(r) = Fk(r–)
k=

with Fn() = Fn , F(r) = , and F(r) = . Moreover, the authors obtained some properties of
these numbers.
In [], Ohtsuka and Nakamura studied the partial infinite sums of reciprocals Fibonacci
numbers and the reciprocal of the square of the Fibonacci numbers. Holiday and Komatsu
generalized their results in [].