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Block #2,651,013

TWNLength 11★★★☆☆

Bi-Twin Chain · Discovered 5/6/2018, 12:27:32 PM · Difficulty 11.7523 · 4,181,560 confirmations

TWN
Bi-Twin Chain

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

Block Header
Block Hash
56656bab0764430b0dad761e112fb58033f8fd59a76902c4da40351f3844e554

Difficulty

11.752275

Transactions

31

Size

8.15 KB

Version

2

Bits

0bc0951f

Nonce

539,805,384

Timestamp

5/6/2018, 12:27:32 PM

Confirmations

4,181,560

Merkle Root

89e185fa7241f9c042dda8d0323bc2ccd52be89d2487916a7649f96895d6e765
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.

3.209 × 10⁹³(94-digit number)
32093422536005832386…29945331272322239840
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
3.209 × 10⁹³(94-digit number)
32093422536005832386…29945331272322239839
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origin + 1
3.209 × 10⁹³(94-digit number)
32093422536005832386…29945331272322239841
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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
6.418 × 10⁹³(94-digit number)
64186845072011664773…59890662544644479679
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2^1 × origin + 1
6.418 × 10⁹³(94-digit number)
64186845072011664773…59890662544644479681
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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
1.283 × 10⁹⁴(95-digit number)
12837369014402332954…19781325089288959359
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2^2 × origin + 1
1.283 × 10⁹⁴(95-digit number)
12837369014402332954…19781325089288959361
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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
2.567 × 10⁹⁴(95-digit number)
25674738028804665909…39562650178577918719
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2^3 × origin + 1
2.567 × 10⁹⁴(95-digit number)
25674738028804665909…39562650178577918721
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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
5.134 × 10⁹⁴(95-digit number)
51349476057609331819…79125300357155837439
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2^4 × origin + 1
5.134 × 10⁹⁴(95-digit number)
51349476057609331819…79125300357155837441
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Difference: 2^4 × origin + 1 − 2^4 × origin − 1 = 2 (twin primes ✓)
Level 5 — Twin Prime Pair (2^5 × origin ± 1)
2^5 × origin − 1
1.026 × 10⁹⁵(96-digit number)
10269895211521866363…58250600714311674879
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What this block proved

The miner who found this block proved the existence of 11 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
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 × 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 2651013

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 56656bab0764430b0dad761e112fb58033f8fd59a76902c4da40351f3844e554

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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