I guess the starting point is 0, not 1.

On Wed, Nov 30, 2011 at 11:14 PM, Satyajit Bhadange
<[email protected]> wrote:
>
> I have one doubt in josephus problem.
>
> check the recurrence for general case on wikipedia Josephus Problem
>
>
> f(n,k) = (f(n-1,k) + k) mod n with f(1,k) = 1
>
> when i take n = 2 and k = 3,answer i am expecting was 2 but answer is coming
> out to be 1.
>
> Am i doing something wrong or k should be greater than n always ?
>
> Thanks & Regards,
> Satyajit Bhadange
> Software Programmer
>
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