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Block #298,459

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Bi-Twin Chain · Discovered 12/7/2013, 8:30:44 AM · Difficulty 9.9920 · 6,493,169 confirmations

TWN

Bi-Twin Chain

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

Block Header

Block Hash

789ce876d9e71eca22a8c053e64685df959cdbd4232138aedb9d46d05b4ddc16

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Height

#298,459

Difficulty

9.991952

Transactions

Size

204 B

Version

Bits

09fdf08c

Nonce

336,042

Timestamp

12/7/2013, 8:30:44 AM

Confirmations

6,493,169

Merkle Root

8fa6709f89df922ffa353495b7833824870617b77b5d57fe3f350e1aaf6489af

Transactions (1)

Coinbase8fa6709f89df92…350e1aaf6489af

1 in → 1 out10.0000 XPM116 B

AbwWkWZt…kawDhufa

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.

8.089 × 10⁸⁸(89-digit number)

80895910747035934297…72546668231565242880

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

8.089 × 10⁸⁸(89-digit number)

80895910747035934297…72546668231565242879

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origin + 1

8.089 × 10⁸⁸(89-digit number)

80895910747035934297…72546668231565242881

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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

1.617 × 10⁸⁹(90-digit number)

16179182149407186859…45093336463130485759

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2^1 × origin + 1

1.617 × 10⁸⁹(90-digit number)

16179182149407186859…45093336463130485761

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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

3.235 × 10⁸⁹(90-digit number)

32358364298814373718…90186672926260971519

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2^2 × origin + 1

3.235 × 10⁸⁹(90-digit number)

32358364298814373718…90186672926260971521

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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

6.471 × 10⁸⁹(90-digit number)

64716728597628747437…80373345852521943039

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2^3 × origin + 1

6.471 × 10⁸⁹(90-digit number)

64716728597628747437…80373345852521943041

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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

1.294 × 10⁹⁰(91-digit number)

12943345719525749487…60746691705043886079

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2^4 × origin + 1

1.294 × 10⁹⁰(91-digit number)

12943345719525749487…60746691705043886081

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Difference: 2^4 × origin + 1 − 2^4 × origin − 1 = 2 (twin primes ✓)

What this block proved

The miner who found this block proved the existence of 10 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

UncommonChain length 10

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 298459

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 789ce876d9e71eca22a8c053e64685df959cdbd4232138aedb9d46d05b4ddc16

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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