<p>As relative Answer in terms of Coins per day:</p>

<pre><code>                                                          A      B
coins = reward / (difficulty * 4294967296 / hashsPerSec / 3600 / 24) 
</code></pre>

<blockquote>
  <p>A is the number of seconds in an hour</p>
  
  <p>B is the number hours in a day</p>
</blockquote>

<p>Source: <a href="https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=123966.msg1332328#msg1332328" rel="nofollow">bitcointalk.org - Formula to calculate litecoins generated per day by hashrate</a></p>

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2014-04-17T23:18:24.437Z
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Erik Philips
<p>(Average hashing power of network per second between the last difficulty adjustment and the difficulty adjustment that came before it) * 600 </p>

<p>or (2^32 * difficulty)</p>

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2014-04-16T22:21:24.790Z
Where can I find out this information?
Phoenix Logan
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https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Difficulty
hedgedandlevered
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hedgedandlevered
<p>I'm just curious about this. I'm not sure if the length of zeros in the hash result is directly proportional to the probability, or how to calculate this.</p>

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2014-04-16T21:45:55.000Z
Yes, the length of zeros in the required hash result is directly proportional to the probability of finding a matching hash.
Greg Hewgill
<hash><difficulty><hashpower>
What is the average number of hashes it takes to mine bitcoins?
Phoenix Logan
# What is the average number of hashes it takes to mine bitcoins?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2014-04-16)

I'm just curious about this. I'm not sure if the length of zeros in the hash result is directly proportional to the probability, or how to calculate this.

**Tags:** hash, difficulty, hashpower

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Yes, the length of zeros in the required hash result is directly proportional to the probability of finding a matching hash.  

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_3 on 2014-04-16. Score: 3 | Accepted answer

(Average hashing power of network per second between the last difficulty adjustment and the difficulty adjustment that came before it) \* 600

or (2^32 \* difficulty)

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Where can I find out this information?  
> **username_3**: https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Difficulty  

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### Answer by username_2 on 2014-04-17. Score: 0

As relative Answer in terms of Coins per day:

```
                                                          A      B
coins = reward / (difficulty * 4294967296 / hashsPerSec / 3600 / 24) 

```

> A is the number of seconds in an hour
>
> B is the number hours in a day

Source: [bitcointalk.org - Formula to calculate litecoins generated per day by hashrate](https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=123966.msg1332328#msg1332328)


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