Cunningham Chain of the Second Kind · Discovered 11/25/2013, 4:36:24 AM · Difficulty 9.9526 · 6,527,756 confirmations
A sequence where each prime is double the previous prime minus one.
Height
#272,300
Difficulty
9.952558
Transactions
1
Size
935 B
Version
2
Bits
09f3dada
Nonce
45,042
Timestamp
11/25/2013, 4:36:24 AM
Confirmations
6,527,756
Merkle Root
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.
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.
What this block proved
The miner who found this block proved the existence of 9 consecutive prime numbers forming a Cunningham Chain of the Second Kind. 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.
View full Prime Chain Discovery page →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.
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 2CC formula:
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.
getblockhash 272300Returns the block hash for a given block height. Use this to confirm the hash shown above matches the chain.
getblock 60f2c72f3d3965764cd2e9f8c4e426207023e2444f220c7cde68b95046629136Returns 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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