Block #516,869

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.

2.433 × 10¹⁰⁰(101-digit number)

24331562529118793211…13936714760756787199

Discovered Prime Numbers

p_k = 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.

origin − 1

2.433 × 10¹⁰⁰(101-digit number)

24331562529118793211…13936714760756787199

Verify on FactorDB ↗Wolfram Alpha ↗

×2+1 →

2^1 × origin − 1

4.866 × 10¹⁰⁰(101-digit number)

48663125058237586422…27873429521513574399

Verify on FactorDB ↗Wolfram Alpha ↗

×2+1 →

2^2 × origin − 1

9.732 × 10¹⁰⁰(101-digit number)

97326250116475172844…55746859043027148799

Verify on FactorDB ↗Wolfram Alpha ↗

×2+1 →

2^3 × origin − 1

1.946 × 10¹⁰¹(102-digit number)

19465250023295034568…11493718086054297599

Verify on FactorDB ↗Wolfram Alpha ↗

×2+1 →

2^4 × origin − 1

3.893 × 10¹⁰¹(102-digit number)

38930500046590069137…22987436172108595199

Verify on FactorDB ↗Wolfram Alpha ↗

×2+1 →

2^5 × origin − 1

7.786 × 10¹⁰¹(102-digit number)

77861000093180138275…45974872344217190399

Verify on FactorDB ↗Wolfram Alpha ↗

×2+1 →

2^6 × origin − 1

1.557 × 10¹⁰²(103-digit number)

15572200018636027655…91949744688434380799

Verify on FactorDB ↗Wolfram Alpha ↗

×2+1 →

2^7 × origin − 1

3.114 × 10¹⁰²(103-digit number)

31144400037272055310…83899489376868761599

Verify on FactorDB ↗Wolfram Alpha ↗

×2+1 →

2^8 × origin − 1

6.228 × 10¹⁰²(103-digit number)

62288800074544110620…67798978753737523199

Verify on FactorDB ↗Wolfram Alpha ↗

×2+1 →

2^9 × origin − 1

1.245 × 10¹⁰³(104-digit number)

12457760014908822124…35597957507475046399

Verify on FactorDB ↗Wolfram Alpha ↗

×2+1 →

2^10 × origin − 1

2.491 × 10¹⁰³(104-digit number)

24915520029817644248…71195915014950092799

Verify on FactorDB ↗Wolfram Alpha ↗

What this block proved

The miner who found this block proved the existence of 11 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.

★★★☆☆

Rarity

RareChain length 11

Approximately 1 in 1,000 blocks. Noteworthy discoveries.

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 1CC formula:

1CC: p₁ (first prime), p₂ = 2p₁ + 1, p₃ = 2p₂ + 1, …

Cross-reference on Chainz Explorer