Metallic ratio is a root of the simple quadratic equation x2 = kx + 1 for k is any positive integer which is the characteristic equation of the recurrence relation of k‐Fibonacci (k‐Lucas) numbers. This paper is about the metallic ratio in
Zp. We define k‐Fibonacci and k‐Lucas numbers in
Zp, and we show that metallic ratio can be calculated in
Zp if and only if p≡ ± 1 mod (k2 + 4), which is the generalization of the Gauss reciprocity theorem for any integer k. Also, we obtain that the golden ratio, the silver ratio, and the bronze ratio, the three together, can be calculated in
Z79 for the first time. Moreover, we introduce k‐Fibonacci and k‐Lucas quaternions with some algebraic properties and some identities for them.