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Counting Block Combinations II

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NOTE: This is a more difficult version of Problem 114.

A row measuring n units in length has red blocks with a minimum length of m units placed on it, such that any two red blocks (which are allowed to be different lengths) are separated by at least one black square.

Let the fill-count function, F(m,n), represent the number of ways that a row can be filled.

For example, F(3,29)=673135 and F(3,30)=1089155.

That is, for m=3, it can be seen that n=30 is the smallest value for which the fill-count function first exceeds one million.

In the same way, for m=10, it can be verified that F(10,56)=880711 and F(10,57)=1148904, so n=57 is the least value for which the fill-count function first exceeds one million.

For m=50, find the least value of n for which the fill-count function first exceeds one million.

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