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Listofprimeknots
FromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopedia

Inthemathematicaltheoryofknots,primeknotsarethoseknotsthatareindecomposableunderthe
operationofknotsum.Theyarelistedhereforquickcomparisonoftheirpropertiesandvariednaming
schemes.

Contents
1 Tableofprimeknots
1.1 Sixorfewercrossings
1.2 Sevencrossings
1.3 Eightcrossings
1.4 Ninecrossings
1.5 Tencrossings
1.6 Higher
2 Notes
3 Seealso
4 Externallinks

Tableofprimeknots
Sixorfewercrossings

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Dowker
Thistlethwaite

Dowker
notation

Conway
notation

Unknot

01

0a1

Trefoilknot

31

3a1

462

[3]

Figureeight
knot

41

4a1

4682

[22]

Cinquefoil
knot

51

5a2

681024

[5]

Threetwist
knot

52

5a1

481026

[32]

Stevedore
knot

61

6a3

48121026

[42]

62knot

62

6a2

48101226

[312]

63knot

63

6a1

48102126

[2112]

Sevencrossings

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Dowker

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Thistlethwaite

71knot

Dowkernotation

Conwaynotation

7a7

8101214246

[7]

72

7a4

4101412286

[52]

73

7a5

6101214248

[43]

74knot

7a6

6101214428

[313]

75

7a3

4101214286

[322]

76

7a2

4812214610

[2212]

77

7a1

4810122146

[21112]

Eightcrossings

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Thistlethwaite

81

8a11

410161412286

[62]

82

8a8

410121416268

[512]

83

8a18

612101614428

[44]

84

8a17

610121614428

[413]

85

8a13

681221416410

[3,3,2]

86

8a10

410141612286

[332]

87

8a6

410121421668

[4112]

88

8a4

481221614610

[2312]

89

8a16

610121416428

[3113]

810

8a3

481221416610

[3,21,2]

811

8a9

410121416286

[3212]

812

8a5

481410216612

[2222]

813

8a7

410121421686

[31112]

814

8a1

481014216612

[22112]

815

8a2

481221461610

[21,21,2]

816

8a15

681412416210

[.2.20]

817

8a14

681214416210

[.2.2]

818

8a12

681012141624

[8*]

819

8n3

481221416610 [3,3,2]

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Dowkernotation

Conwaynotation

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820

8n1

481221461610 [3,21,2]

821

8n2

481221461610

[21,21,2]

Ninecrossings

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Dowker
Thistlethwaite

Dowkernotation

Conwaynotation

91

9a41

10121416182468

[9]

92knot

9a27

41218161421086

[72]

93

9a38

81214161824610

[63]

94

9a35

61214181624108

[54]

95

9a36

61214181642108

[513]

96

9a23

41214161821068

[522]

97

9a26

41216181421086

[342]

98

9a8

48142181661210

[2412]

99

9a33

61214161824108

[423]

910

9a39

81214161826410

[333]

911

9a20

41014161221868

[4122]

912

9a22

41016142188612

[4212]

913

9a34

61214161842108

[3213]

914

9a17

41012161421886

[41112]

915

9a10

48141021816612

[2322]

916

9a25

41216181428106

[3,3,2+]

917

9a14

41012141626188

[21312]

918

9a24

41214161821086

[3222]

919

9a3

48101421816612

[23112]

920

9a19

41014162188612

[31212]

921

9a21

41014161221886

[31122]

922

9a2

48101421618612

[211,3,2]

923

9a16

41012162818614

[22122]

924

9a7

48142161861210

[3,21,2+]

925

9a4

48122166181014

[22,21,2]

926

9a15

41012141621886

[311112]

927

9a12

41012142181668

[212112]

928

9a5

48122161461810

[21,21,2+]

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929

9a31

61014184168212

[.2.20.2]

930

9a1

48101421661812

[211,21,2]

931

9a13

41012142181686

[2111112]

932

9a6

48121421618106

[.21.20]

933

9a11

48141221618106

[.21.2]

934

9a28

68101614184212

[8*20]

935

9a40

81216141842610

[3,3,3]

936

9a9

48141021618612

[22,3,2]

937

9a18

41014121626188

[3,21,21]

938

9a30

61014184162812

[.2.2.2]

939

9a32

61014181628412

[2:2:20]

940

9a27

61614124218108

[9*]

941

9a29

61014121621848

[20:20:20]

942

9n4

48101421618612

[22,3,2]

943

9n3

48101421661812

[211,3,2]

944

9n1

48101421661812

[22,21,2]

945

9n2

48101421661812

[211,21,2]

946

9n5

41014121626188 [3,3,21]

947

9n7

68101614184212

[8*20]

948

9n6

41014121626188

[21,21,21]

949

9n8

61014121621848 [20:20:20]

Tencrossings

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Thistlethwaite

Conway
notation

Dowkernotation

101knot

10a75

4122018161421086

[82]

102

10a59

4121416182026810

[712]

103

10a117

6141220181642108

[64]

104

10a113

6121420181642108

[613]

105

10a56

4121416182206810

[6112]

106

10a70

4121618201421068

[532]

107

10a65

4121418162021086

[5212]

108

10a114

6141216182042810

[514]

109

10a110

6121416182042810

[5113]

1010

10a64

4121418162201086

[51112]

1011

10a116

6141218201642108

[433]

1012

10a43

4101416220186812

[4312]

1013

10a54

1014

10a33

4101216182206814

[42112]

1015

10a68

4121618142102068

[4132]

1016

10a115

6141216182042108

[4123]

1017

10a107

6121416182420810

[4114]

1018

10a63

4121418162102086

[41122]

1019

10a108

6121416182420108

[41113]

1020

10a74

4121820161421086

[352]

1021

10a60

4121416182026108

[3412]

1022

10a112

6121418201642108

[3313]

1023

10a57

4121416182206108

[33112]

1024

10a71

4121618201421086

[3232]

1025

10a61

4121416182021086

[32212]

1026

10a111

6121416182042108

[32113]

1027

10a58

4121416182201086

[321112]

1028

10a44

4101416220188612

[31312]

1029

10a53

4101618122208614

[31222]

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4101816122208614

[4222]

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1030

10a34

4101216182208614

[312112]

1031

10a69

4121618142102086

[31132]

1032

10a55

4121416182102086

[311122]

1033

10a109

6121416184220108

[311113]

1034

10a19

4814220181661210

[2512]

1035

10a23

4816102201861412

[2422]

1036

10a5

4810162201861412

[24112]

1037

10a49

4101612282018614

[2332]

1038

10a29

4101216282018614

[23122]

1039

10a26

4101214182620816

[22312]

1040

10a30

4101216220618814

[222112]

1041

10a35

4101216202818614

[221212]

1042

10a31

4101216220818614

[2211112]

1043

10a52

4101614220818612

[212212]

1044

10a32

4101216142201886

[2121112]

1045

10a25

4101214162201886

[21111112]

1046

10a81

6814216182041012

[5,3,2]

1047

10a15

4814216182061012

[5,21,2]

1048

10a79

6814216184201012

[41,3,2]

1049

10a13

4814216186201012

[41,21,2]

1050

10a82

6814216182041210

[32,3,2]

1051

10a16

4814216182061210

[32,21,2]

1052

10a80

6814216184201210

[311,3,2]

1053

10a14

4814216186201210

[311,21,2]

1054

10a48

4101612281820614

[23,3,2]

1055

10a9

4812216620181014

[23,21,2]

1056

10a28

4101216281820614

[221,3,2]

1057

10a6

4812214186201016

[221,21,2]

1058

10a20

4814102186201216

[22,22,2]

1059

10a2

4810142186201216

[22,211,2]

1060

10a1

4810142161862012

[211,211,2]

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1061

10a123

8101614218206412

[4,3,3]

1062

10a41

4101416218206812

[4,3,21]

1063

10a51

4101614218862012

[4,21,21]

1064

10a122

8101416218206412

[31,3,3]

1065

10a42

4101416218208612

[31,3,21]

1066

10a40

4101416218862012

[31,21,21]

1067

10a37

4101412182620816

[22,3,21]

1068

10a67

4121614182206108

[211,3,3]

1069

10a38

4101412182166208

[211,21,21]

1070

10a22

4816102182061412

[22,3,2+]

1071

10a10

4812218146201016

[22,21,2+]

1072

10a4

4810162182061412

[211,3,2+]

1073

10a3

4810142181662012

[211,21,2+]

1074

10a62

4121416201828610

[3,3,21+]

1075

10a27

4101214182166208

[21,21,21+]

1076

10a73

4121820141621086

[3,3,2++]

1077

10a18

4814218201661210

[3,21,2++]

1078

10a17

4814218166122010

[21,21,2++]

1079

10a78

6812216418201014

[(3,2)(3,2)]

1080

10a8

4812216618201014

[(3,2)(21,2)]

1081

10a7

4812216618102014

[(21,2)(21,2)]

1082

10a83

6814164182021012

[.4.2]

1083

10a84

6816144182021210

[.31.20]

1084

10a50

4101614281820126

[.22.2]

1085

10a86

6816144182021012

[.4.20]

1086

10a87

6814164182021210

[.31.2]

1087

10a39

4101416281820126

[.22.20]

1088

10a11

4812142162018106

[.21.21]

1089

10a21

4814122162018106

[.21.210]

1090

10a92

6101421620188412

[.3.2.2]

1091

10a106

6102014161848212

[.3.2.20]

1092

10a46

4101418216820126

[.21.2.20]

10a101

6101620144182128

[.3.20.2]

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10a101

6101620144182128

[.3.20.2]

1094

10a91

6101421618208412

[.30.2.2]

1095

10a47

4101418216208126

[.210.2.2]

1096

10a24

4818122162061014

[.2.21.2]

1097

10a12

4812182162061014

[.2.210.2]

1098

10a96

6101418216204812

[.2.2.2.20]

1099

10a103

6101814216208412

[.2.2.20.20]

10100

10a104

6101814164208212

[3:2:2]

10101

10a45

4101418216620812

[21:2:2]

10102

10a97

6101418164202812

[3:2:20]

10103

10a105

6101816144208212

[30:2:2]

10104

10a118

6161214184202810

[3:20:20]

10105

10a72

4121620182861014

[21:20:20]

10106

10a95

6101416184202812

[30:2:20]

10107

10a66

4121614182820106

[210:2:20]

10108

10a119

6161214184202108

[30:20:20]

10109

10a93

6101416218420812

[2.2.2.2]

10110

10a100

6101620142184812

[2.2.2.20]

10111

10a98

6101614218820412

[2.2.20.2]

10112

10a76

6810141618202412

[8*3]

10113

10a36

4101412216182086

[8*21]

10114

10a77

6810141620182412

[8*30]

10115

10a94

6101416418220128

[8*20.20]

10116

10a120

6161814242081012

[8*2:2]

10117

10a99

6101614184202128

[8*2:20]

10118

10a88

6818141642021012

[8*2:.2]

10119

10a85

6814181642010212

[8*2:.20]

10120

10a102

6101812416208214

[8*20::20]

10121

10a90

6101220181682414

[9*20]

10122

10a89

6101214181620248

[9*.20]

1093

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10123

10a121

8101214161820246

[10*]

10124

10n21

48142161820610
12

[5,3,2]

10125

10n15

4814216186201012

[5,21,2]

10126

10n17

48142161862010
12

[41,3,2]

10127

10n16

4814216186201012

[41,21,2]

10128

10n22

48142161820612
10

[32,3,2]

10129

10n18

4814216186201210

[32,21,2]

10130

10n20

48142161862012
10

[311,3,2]

10131

10n19

4814216186201210

[311,21,2]

10132

10n13

48122166201810
14

[23,3,2]

10133

10n4

4812214186201016

[23,21,2]

10134

10n6

48122141862010
16

[221,3,2]

10135

10n5

4812214186201016

[221,21,2]

10136

10n3

4810142186201216 [22,22,2]

10137

10n2

4810142161862012 [22,211,2]

10138

10n1

4810142161862012

[211,211,2]

10139

10n27

41014162182068
12

[4,3,3]

10140

10n29

4101416218208612

[4,3,21]

10141

10n25

4101416218862012

[4,21,21]

10142

10n30

41014162182086
12

[31,3,3]

10143

10n26

41014162188620
12

[31,3,21]

10144

10n28

4101416218208612

[31,21,21]

10145

10n14

48121821620610
14

[22,3,3]

10146

10n23

48181221620610
14

[22,21,21]

10147

10n24

4101412216182086

[211,3,21]

10148

10n12

48122166182010
14

[(3,2)(3,2)]

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10149

10n11

4812216618201014

[(3,2)(21,2)]

10150

10n9

48122166181020
14

[(21,2)(3,2)]

10151

10n8

4812216618102014

[(21,2)(21,2)]

10152

10n36

6812216418201014

[(3,2)(3,2)]

10153

10n10

4812216618201014

[(3,2)(21,2)]

10154

10n7

4812216618102014

[(21,2)(21,2)]

10155

10n39

6101416184202812

[3:2:2]

10156

10n32

4121614182820106

[3:2:20]

10157

10n42

6101814216208412

[3:20:20]

10158

10n41

6101614218820412 [30:2:2]

10159

10n34

6810141618202412

[30:2:20]

10160

10n33

412161418282010
6

[30:20:20]

10161[a]

10n31

4121614182820106

[3:20:20]

10162[b]

10n40

6101418164202812

[30:20:20]

10163[c]

10n35

6810141620182412

[8*30]

10164[d]

10n38

610121418162024
8

[8*2:20]

10165[e]

10n37

6814181642010212

[8*2:.20]

Higher
Conwayknot11n34
KinoshitaTerasakaknot11n42

Notes
a.Originallylistedasboth10161and10162intheRolfsentable.The
errorwasdiscoveredbyKennethPerko(seePerkopair).
b.Listedas10163intheRolfsentable.
c.Listedas10164intheRolfsentable.
d.Listedas10165intheRolfsentable.
e.Listedas10166intheRolfsentable.

KinoshitaTerasaka&Conwayknots

Seealso
Listofknots
Listofmathematicalknotsandlinks
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Knottabulation
(2,3,7)pretzelknot

Externallinks
"TheRolfsenKnotTable(http://katlas.math.toronto.edu/wiki/The_Rolfsen_Knot_Table)",The
KnotAtlas.
"KnotInfo(http://www.indiana.edu/~knotinfo/)",Indiana.edu.
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