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Block #134,370

TWNLength 9★☆☆☆☆

Bi-Twin Chain · Discovered 8/26/2013, 12:31:48 AM · Difficulty 9.8034 · 6,657,522 confirmations

TWN
Bi-Twin Chain

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

Block Header
Block Hash
8207fb64917c7bb5e28d163cd154e94e4d3c1a42866f69205cb7367cd597006d

Height

#134,370

Difficulty

9.803448

Transactions

4

Size

1.01 KB

Version

2

Bits

09cdaec2

Nonce

98,332

Timestamp

8/26/2013, 12:31:48 AM

Confirmations

6,657,522

Merkle Root

3c36efc7cdd8913c6bc48fdbc08386ac4f4ddbb5b461aeba89e248e5ebd44b0d
Transactions (4)
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.

2.522 × 10⁹²(93-digit number)
25220411511061264013…94743125265778756640
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
2.522 × 10⁹²(93-digit number)
25220411511061264013…94743125265778756639
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origin + 1
2.522 × 10⁹²(93-digit number)
25220411511061264013…94743125265778756641
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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
5.044 × 10⁹²(93-digit number)
50440823022122528027…89486250531557513279
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2^1 × origin + 1
5.044 × 10⁹²(93-digit number)
50440823022122528027…89486250531557513281
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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
1.008 × 10⁹³(94-digit number)
10088164604424505605…78972501063115026559
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2^2 × origin + 1
1.008 × 10⁹³(94-digit number)
10088164604424505605…78972501063115026561
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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
2.017 × 10⁹³(94-digit number)
20176329208849011210…57945002126230053119
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2^3 × origin + 1
2.017 × 10⁹³(94-digit number)
20176329208849011210…57945002126230053121
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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
4.035 × 10⁹³(94-digit number)
40352658417698022421…15890004252460106239
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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 134370

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 8207fb64917c7bb5e28d163cd154e94e4d3c1a42866f69205cb7367cd597006d

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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