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Block #2,823,096

1CCLength 12β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜†

Cunningham Chain of the First Kind Β· Discovered 9/3/2018, 4:49:57 PM Β· Difficulty 11.7044 Β· 4,013,754 confirmations

1CC
Cunningham Chain of the First Kind

A sequence where each prime is double the previous prime plus one.

Block Header
Block Hash
8ad4506a6d1484052aff8e11ac876718ae7581a9c8eae4d61dd38897a437eb83

Difficulty

11.704395

Transactions

1

Size

200 B

Version

2

Bits

0bb45335

Nonce

1,279,070,839

Timestamp

9/3/2018, 4:49:57 PM

Confirmations

4,013,754

Merkle Root

0fde5afe5ddfc34d4a586ab20cf6ede6460904190280b34a53c95e29cd9eb79a
Transactions (1)
1 in β†’ 1 out7.2900 XPM110 B
Prime Chain Origin

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

3.006 Γ— 10⁹⁴(95-digit number)
30064520785579158662…28125571651483939840
Discovered Prime Numbers
p_k = 2^k Γ— origin βˆ’ 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.

1
origin βˆ’ 1
3.006 Γ— 10⁹⁴(95-digit number)
30064520785579158662…28125571651483939839
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2
2^1 Γ— origin βˆ’ 1
6.012 Γ— 10⁹⁴(95-digit number)
60129041571158317324…56251143302967879679
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3
2^2 Γ— origin βˆ’ 1
1.202 Γ— 10⁹⁡(96-digit number)
12025808314231663464…12502286605935759359
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4
2^3 Γ— origin βˆ’ 1
2.405 Γ— 10⁹⁡(96-digit number)
24051616628463326929…25004573211871518719
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5
2^4 Γ— origin βˆ’ 1
4.810 Γ— 10⁹⁡(96-digit number)
48103233256926653859…50009146423743037439
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6
2^5 Γ— origin βˆ’ 1
9.620 Γ— 10⁹⁡(96-digit number)
96206466513853307719…00018292847486074879
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7
2^6 Γ— origin βˆ’ 1
1.924 Γ— 10⁹⁢(97-digit number)
19241293302770661543…00036585694972149759
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8
2^7 Γ— origin βˆ’ 1
3.848 Γ— 10⁹⁢(97-digit number)
38482586605541323087…00073171389944299519
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9
2^8 Γ— origin βˆ’ 1
7.696 Γ— 10⁹⁢(97-digit number)
76965173211082646175…00146342779888599039
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10
2^9 Γ— origin βˆ’ 1
1.539 Γ— 10⁹⁷(98-digit number)
15393034642216529235…00292685559777198079
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11
2^10 Γ— origin βˆ’ 1
3.078 Γ— 10⁹⁷(98-digit number)
30786069284433058470…00585371119554396159
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12
2^11 Γ— origin βˆ’ 1
6.157 Γ— 10⁹⁷(98-digit number)
61572138568866116940…01170742239108792319
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What this block proved

The miner who found this block proved the existence of 12 consecutive prime numbers forming a Cunningham Chain of the First Kind. The prime chain origin β€” the large number shown above β€” 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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β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜†
Rarity
ExceptionalChain length 12
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 Γ— 3 Γ— 5 Γ— 7 Γ— …), the result is the first prime in the chain. The origin is deliberately divisible by this primorial β€” that divisibility is part of the proof.

Prime Chain Origin = First Prime Γ— Primorial (2Β·3Β·5Β·7Β·11·…)
Source: Primecoin prime.cpp β€” CheckPrimeProofOfWork()

This is why the origin has many small prime factors β€” those factors are the primorial divisor. The chain then extends from the first prime using the 1CC formula:

1CC: p₁ (first prime), pβ‚‚ = 2p₁ + 1, p₃ = 2pβ‚‚ + 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 2823096

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 8ad4506a6d1484052aff8e11ac876718ae7581a9c8eae4d61dd38897a437eb83

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 β†’ Debug Window β†’ 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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