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Block #51,319

TWNLength 8★☆☆☆☆

Bi-Twin Chain · Discovered 7/16/2013, 5:16:29 AM · Difficulty 8.8966 · 6,743,076 confirmations

TWN
Bi-Twin Chain

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

Block Header
Block Hash
baae3cd37b5da8dadc94b19546d9b990833fa38262de1d00e9008dc8f01ae03f

Height

#51,319

Difficulty

8.896647

Transactions

2

Size

511 B

Version

2

Bits

08e58aa3

Nonce

6

Timestamp

7/16/2013, 5:16:29 AM

Confirmations

6,743,076

Merkle Root

109530c31fe12c6effd2c239ae1ab9a22b96cbde4d53381f47111c2cd48b328c
Transactions (2)
1 in → 1 out12.6300 XPM110 B
2 in → 1 out12.9100 XPM306 B
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.

1.535 × 10¹⁰⁶(107-digit number)
15353912746083571451…54408238155795047390
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
1.535 × 10¹⁰⁶(107-digit number)
15353912746083571451…54408238155795047389
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origin + 1
1.535 × 10¹⁰⁶(107-digit number)
15353912746083571451…54408238155795047391
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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
3.070 × 10¹⁰⁶(107-digit number)
30707825492167142902…08816476311590094779
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2^1 × origin + 1
3.070 × 10¹⁰⁶(107-digit number)
30707825492167142902…08816476311590094781
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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
6.141 × 10¹⁰⁶(107-digit number)
61415650984334285805…17632952623180189559
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2^2 × origin + 1
6.141 × 10¹⁰⁶(107-digit number)
61415650984334285805…17632952623180189561
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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
1.228 × 10¹⁰⁷(108-digit number)
12283130196866857161…35265905246360379119
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2^3 × origin + 1
1.228 × 10¹⁰⁷(108-digit number)
12283130196866857161…35265905246360379121
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Difference: 2^3 × origin + 1 − 2^3 × origin − 1 = 2 (twin primes ✓)

What this block proved

The miner who found this block proved the existence of 8 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 8
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 51319

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 baae3cd37b5da8dadc94b19546d9b990833fa38262de1d00e9008dc8f01ae03f

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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