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Block #2,867,988

1CCLength 11β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†

Cunningham Chain of the First Kind Β· Discovered 10/5/2018, 7:16:31 AM Β· Difficulty 11.6678 Β· 3,972,056 confirmations

1CC
Cunningham Chain of the First Kind

A sequence where each prime is double the previous prime plus one.

Block Header
Block Hash
1285fd461c99c5bcf98b59ac138adf25856510d92d9f5410be2d0d375b3b2596

Difficulty

11.667826

Transactions

1

Size

200 B

Version

2

Bits

0baaf69f

Nonce

1,169,960,089

Timestamp

10/5/2018, 7:16:31 AM

Confirmations

3,972,056

Merkle Root

05dcdd8936ce2509a396079dc99720918c70bac8fe3de26f5d23f4d8a4fde146
Transactions (1)
1 in β†’ 1 out7.3300 XPM109 B
Prime Chain Origin

This is the prime chain origin stored in the block header. It is a composite number (not prime itself) β€” it equals the first prime in the chain multiplied by a primorial. The origin anchors the entire chain to this specific block.

4.321 Γ— 10⁹⁢(97-digit number)
43213958094481185312…94895975389333012480
Discovered Prime Numbers
p_k = 2^k Γ— origin βˆ’ 1

These are the actual prime numbers discovered by this block, computed using the verified Primecoin formula. Each number has been independently confirmed to pass the Fermat primality test. Use the FactorDB links to verify any number independently.

1
origin βˆ’ 1
4.321 Γ— 10⁹⁢(97-digit number)
43213958094481185312…94895975389333012479
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Γ—2+1 β†’
2
2^1 Γ— origin βˆ’ 1
8.642 Γ— 10⁹⁢(97-digit number)
86427916188962370625…89791950778666024959
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Γ—2+1 β†’
3
2^2 Γ— origin βˆ’ 1
1.728 Γ— 10⁹⁷(98-digit number)
17285583237792474125…79583901557332049919
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Γ—2+1 β†’
4
2^3 Γ— origin βˆ’ 1
3.457 Γ— 10⁹⁷(98-digit number)
34571166475584948250…59167803114664099839
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Γ—2+1 β†’
5
2^4 Γ— origin βˆ’ 1
6.914 Γ— 10⁹⁷(98-digit number)
69142332951169896500…18335606229328199679
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Γ—2+1 β†’
6
2^5 Γ— origin βˆ’ 1
1.382 Γ— 10⁹⁸(99-digit number)
13828466590233979300…36671212458656399359
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Γ—2+1 β†’
7
2^6 Γ— origin βˆ’ 1
2.765 Γ— 10⁹⁸(99-digit number)
27656933180467958600…73342424917312798719
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Γ—2+1 β†’
8
2^7 Γ— origin βˆ’ 1
5.531 Γ— 10⁹⁸(99-digit number)
55313866360935917200…46684849834625597439
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Γ—2+1 β†’
9
2^8 Γ— origin βˆ’ 1
1.106 Γ— 10⁹⁹(100-digit number)
11062773272187183440…93369699669251194879
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10
2^9 Γ— origin βˆ’ 1
2.212 Γ— 10⁹⁹(100-digit number)
22125546544374366880…86739399338502389759
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Γ—2+1 β†’
11
2^10 Γ— origin βˆ’ 1
4.425 Γ— 10⁹⁹(100-digit number)
44251093088748733760…73478798677004779519
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What this block proved

The miner who found this block proved the existence of 11 consecutive prime numbers forming a Cunningham Chain of the First Kind. The prime chain origin β€” the large number shown above β€” anchors the chain and is divisible by a primorial (the product of small primes), cryptographically tying these prime numbers to this specific block.

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β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†
Rarity
RareChain length 11
How Primecoin's Proof-of-Work Constructs These Primes

Primecoin stores a value called the prime chain origin in each block. The miner found a large integer such that when divided by a primorial (the product of small primes: 2 Γ— 3 Γ— 5 Γ— 7 Γ— …), the result is the first prime in the chain. The origin is deliberately divisible by this primorial β€” that divisibility is part of the proof.

Prime Chain Origin = First Prime Γ— Primorial (2Β·3Β·5Β·7Β·11·…)
Source: Primecoin prime.cpp β€” CheckPrimeProofOfWork()

This is why the origin has many small prime factors β€” those factors are the primorial divisor. The chain then extends from the first prime using the 1CC formula:

1CC: p₁ (first prime), pβ‚‚ = 2p₁ + 1, p₃ = 2pβ‚‚ + 1, …
Verify on a Primecoin Node

Anyone running a Primecoin node can independently verify this block using the following RPC commands. Run these from the primecoin-cli command line or via the debug console in the Primecoin wallet.

1. Get block hash by height
getblockhash 2867988

Returns the block hash for a given block height. Use this to confirm the hash shown above matches the chain.

2. Get full block data
getblock 1285fd461c99c5bcf98b59ac138adf25856510d92d9f5410be2d0d375b3b2596

Returns the full block header including difficulty, prime chain origin, prime chain type, transaction IDs, and all other fields shown on this page.

How to run these commands: To verify this data independently, open a terminal on your own Primecoin node and run primecoin-cli <command>. Alternatively, open the Primecoin-Qt wallet, go to Help β†’ Debug Window β†’ Console, and type the command directly. The node must be fully synced to this block height for the commands to return results.

Cross-reference on Chainz Explorer

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