Cunningham Chain of the First Kind · Discovered 9/12/2017, 3:16:33 PM · Difficulty 10.9540 · 4,537,826 confirmations
A sequence where each prime is double the previous prime plus one.
Height
#2,293,545
Difficulty
10.954003
Transactions
16
Size
3.00 KB
Version
2
Bits
0af4398f
Nonce
160,724,356
Timestamp
9/12/2017, 3:16:33 PM
Confirmations
4,537,826
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 12 consecutive prime numbers forming a Cunningham Chain of the First 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 1CC 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 2293545Returns the block hash for a given block height. Use this to confirm the hash shown above matches the chain.
getblock 900611d2319ff8a0a5aad35059a4abd67e5277885732b4a16f9914472af34874Returns 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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