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Block #189,078

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Bi-Twin Chain · Discovered 10/1/2013, 2:20:36 PM · Difficulty 9.8722 · 6,637,524 confirmations

TWN

Bi-Twin Chain

Interleaved pairs of primes that differ by 2, forming twin prime pairs at each level.

Block Header

Block Hash

1a0ee8cec185f3cde2c946191bdc857cb494a9dad1741ef26185e7e412e28048

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Height

#189,078

Difficulty

9.872151

Transactions

Size

213 B

Version

Bits

09df454a

Nonce

50,332,502

Timestamp

10/1/2013, 2:20:36 PM

Confirmations

6,637,524

Merkle Root

d12fa67cb7b6655bd50e014018568f61ddc87aeab38ebc23e23ea18a58ca7148

Transactions (1)

Coinbased12fa67cb7b665…3ea18a58ca7148

1 in → 1 out10.2500 XPM116 B

AcLBm5Z9…S683d7c3

Prime Chain Origin

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

3.428 × 10¹¹⁰(111-digit number)

34287025130324777553…69204611243730534400

Discovered Prime Numbers

Lower: 2^k × origin − 1 | Upper: 2^k × origin + 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.

Level 0 — Twin Prime Pair (origin ± 1)

origin − 1

3.428 × 10¹¹⁰(111-digit number)

34287025130324777553…69204611243730534399

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origin + 1

3.428 × 10¹¹⁰(111-digit number)

34287025130324777553…69204611243730534401

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Difference: origin + 1 − origin − 1 = 2 (twin primes ✓)

Level 1 — Twin Prime Pair (2^1 × origin ± 1)

2^1 × origin − 1

6.857 × 10¹¹⁰(111-digit number)

68574050260649555106…38409222487461068799

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2^1 × origin + 1

6.857 × 10¹¹⁰(111-digit number)

68574050260649555106…38409222487461068801

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Difference: 2^1 × origin + 1 − 2^1 × origin − 1 = 2 (twin primes ✓)

Level 2 — Twin Prime Pair (2^2 × origin ± 1)

2^2 × origin − 1

1.371 × 10¹¹¹(112-digit number)

13714810052129911021…76818444974922137599

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2^2 × origin + 1

1.371 × 10¹¹¹(112-digit number)

13714810052129911021…76818444974922137601

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Difference: 2^2 × origin + 1 − 2^2 × origin − 1 = 2 (twin primes ✓)

Level 3 — Twin Prime Pair (2^3 × origin ± 1)

2^3 × origin − 1

2.742 × 10¹¹¹(112-digit number)

27429620104259822042…53636889949844275199

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2^3 × origin + 1

2.742 × 10¹¹¹(112-digit number)

27429620104259822042…53636889949844275201

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Difference: 2^3 × origin + 1 − 2^3 × origin − 1 = 2 (twin primes ✓)

Level 4 — Twin Prime Pair (2^4 × origin ± 1)

2^4 × origin − 1

5.485 × 10¹¹¹(112-digit number)

54859240208519644085…07273779899688550399

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What this block proved

The miner who found this block proved the existence of 9 consecutive prime numbers forming a Bi-Twin Chain. The prime chain origin — the large number shown above — 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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Rarity

CommonChain length 9

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 × 3 × 5 × 7 × …), the result is the first prime in the chain. The origin is deliberately divisible by this primorial — that divisibility is part of the proof.

Prime Chain Origin = First Prime × Primorial (2·3·5·7·11·…)

Source: Primecoin prime.cpp — CheckPrimeProofOfWork()

This is why the origin has many small prime factors — those factors are the primorial divisor. The chain then extends from the first prime using the TWN formula:

TWN: twin pairs (p, p+2) where p = origin/primorial − 1 and p+2 = origin/primorial + 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 189078

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 1a0ee8cec185f3cde2c946191bdc857cb494a9dad1741ef26185e7e412e28048

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 → Debug Window → 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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