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Block #1,408,661

TWNLength 10β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†

Bi-Twin Chain Β· Discovered 1/11/2016, 11:30:10 AM Β· Difficulty 10.8051 Β· 5,430,691 confirmations

TWN
Bi-Twin Chain

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

Block Header
Block Hash
199345636341ffafe570df466c18070d04a4d0ed2f4acf0fafb6b7bc67020420
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Height

#1,408,661

Difficulty

10.805078

Transactions

2

Size

2.00 KB

Version

2

Bits

0ace1999

Nonce

776,890,417

Timestamp

1/11/2016, 11:30:10 AM

Confirmations

5,430,691

Mined by

⛏️ P2SHAbAhU74bjnAhu4om5A62j9f3V2BwQgGuWi

Merkle Root

0835c0eceed18e170fb974f77319c2615198e8b1a370f96db9247a644ea3c555
Transactions (2)
Coinbaseb6aac0b61bb9aa…cc33accc6f520d
1 in β†’ 1 out8.5700 XPM109 B
AbAhU74b…BwQgGuWi
a423c659ffaf02…9983412ecb5bc2
12 in β†’ 2 out223.9361 XPM1.81 KB
ARJUAwG8…5huRS93kATS8VF8N…kmv1UeYc
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.

7.767 Γ— 10⁹²(93-digit number)
77678432042002409701…83391217397160396799
Discovered Prime Numbers
Lower: 2^k Γ— origin βˆ’ 1 | Upper: 2^k Γ— 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 β€” Twin Prime Pair (origin Β± 1)
origin βˆ’ 1
7.767 Γ— 10⁹²(93-digit number)
77678432042002409701…83391217397160396799
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origin + 1
7.767 Γ— 10⁹²(93-digit number)
77678432042002409701…83391217397160396801
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Difference: origin + 1 βˆ’ origin βˆ’ 1 = 2 (twin primes βœ“)
Level 1 β€” Twin Prime Pair (2^1 Γ— origin Β± 1)
2^1 Γ— origin βˆ’ 1
1.553 Γ— 10⁹³(94-digit number)
15535686408400481940…66782434794320793599
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2^1 Γ— origin + 1
1.553 Γ— 10⁹³(94-digit number)
15535686408400481940…66782434794320793601
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Difference: 2^1 Γ— origin + 1 βˆ’ 2^1 Γ— origin βˆ’ 1 = 2 (twin primes βœ“)
Level 2 β€” Twin Prime Pair (2^2 Γ— origin Β± 1)
2^2 Γ— origin βˆ’ 1
3.107 Γ— 10⁹³(94-digit number)
31071372816800963880…33564869588641587199
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2^2 Γ— origin + 1
3.107 Γ— 10⁹³(94-digit number)
31071372816800963880…33564869588641587201
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Difference: 2^2 Γ— origin + 1 βˆ’ 2^2 Γ— origin βˆ’ 1 = 2 (twin primes βœ“)
Level 3 β€” Twin Prime Pair (2^3 Γ— origin Β± 1)
2^3 Γ— origin βˆ’ 1
6.214 Γ— 10⁹³(94-digit number)
62142745633601927761…67129739177283174399
Verify on FactorDB β†—Wolfram Alpha β†—
2^3 Γ— origin + 1
6.214 Γ— 10⁹³(94-digit number)
62142745633601927761…67129739177283174401
Verify on FactorDB β†—Wolfram Alpha β†—
Difference: 2^3 Γ— origin + 1 βˆ’ 2^3 Γ— origin βˆ’ 1 = 2 (twin primes βœ“)
Level 4 β€” Twin Prime Pair (2^4 Γ— origin Β± 1)
2^4 Γ— origin βˆ’ 1
1.242 Γ— 10⁹⁴(95-digit number)
12428549126720385552…34259478354566348799
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2^4 Γ— origin + 1
1.242 Γ— 10⁹⁴(95-digit number)
12428549126720385552…34259478354566348801
Verify on FactorDB β†—Wolfram Alpha β†—
Difference: 2^4 Γ— origin + 1 βˆ’ 2^4 Γ— origin βˆ’ 1 = 2 (twin primes βœ“)

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 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.

β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†
Rarity
UncommonChain length 10

Roughly 1 in 100 blocks. Solid but expected in a healthy network.

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 TWN formula:

TWN: twin pairs (p, p+2) where p = origin/primorial βˆ’ 1 and p+2 = origin/primorial + 1
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