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Re: [XPM] [ANN] Primecoin Release - First Scientific Computing Cryptocurrency
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8bitPunk
on 23/07/2013, 01:03:09 UTC
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mills%27_constant
can one use Mills' constant to mine primes ?

I don't believe so. Primecoin is specifically looking for Cunningham Chains (of the first and second kind and bitwin). Mills' constant could be used to find primes, but it won't help to find primes that form Cunningham Chains of sufficient length to satisfy the proof of work for Primecoin blocks.