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<div style="width:100%; max-height:400pt; overflow:auto; background-color:#f8f9fa; border: 1px solid #eaecf0; padding:0em"><pre style="margin:0px;border:none;background:none;word-wrap:break-word;white-space: pre-wrap ! important" class="old-revision-html">=Prime numbers in [[EDO]]s=  
<div style="width:100%; max-height:400pt; overflow:auto; background-color:#f8f9fa; border: 1px solid #eaecf0; padding:0em"><pre style="margin:0px;border:none;background:none;word-wrap:break-word;white-space: pre-wrap ! important" class="old-revision-html">=Prime numbers in [[EDO]]s=  


A //prime number// is an integer (whole number) greater than one which is divisible only by itself and one. There an an infinite number of prime numbers, the first few of which are 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13 ... . Whether or not a number //n// is prime has important consequences for the properties of the corresponding //n//-[[edo|EDO]], especially for lower values of //n//.
A //prime number// is an integer (whole number) greater than one which is divisible only by itself and one. There are an infinite number of prime numbers, the first few of which are 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13 ... . Whether or not a number //n// is prime has important consequences for the properties of the corresponding //n//-[[edo|EDO]], especially for lower values of //n//.
* If the octave is divided into a prime number of equal parts, there is //no fully symmetric chord//, such as the diminished seventh chord in [[12edo]].
* If the octave is divided into a prime number of equal parts, there is //no fully symmetric chord//, such as the diminished seventh chord in [[12edo]].
* There is also (besides the scale comprising all notes of the EDO) //no absolutely uniform, octave-repeating scale//, like the wholetone scale in 12edo.
* There is also (besides the scale comprising all notes of the EDO) //no absolutely uniform, octave-repeating scale//, like the wholetone scale in 12edo.
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[[109edo|109]], [[113edo|113]], [[127edo|127]], [[131edo|131]], [[137edo|137]], [[139edo|139]], [[149edo|149]],
[[109edo|109]], [[113edo|113]], [[127edo|127]], [[131edo|131]], [[137edo|137]], [[139edo|139]], [[149edo|149]],
[[151edo|151]], [[157edo|157]], [[163edo|163]], [[167edo|167]], [[173edo|173]], [[179edo|179]], [[181edo|181]],
[[151edo|151]], [[157edo|157]], [[163edo|163]], [[167edo|167]], [[173edo|173]], [[179edo|179]], [[181edo|181]],
[[191edo|191]], [[193edo|193]], [[197edo|197]] &amp; [[199edo|199]].
[[191edo|191]], [[193edo|193]], [[197edo|197]], [[199edo|199]].


==See also==  
==See also==  
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<div style="width:100%; max-height:400pt; overflow:auto; background-color:#f8f9fa; border: 1px solid #eaecf0; padding:0em"><pre style="margin:0px;border:none;background:none;word-wrap:break-word;width:200%;white-space: pre-wrap ! important" class="old-revision-html">&lt;html&gt;&lt;head&gt;&lt;title&gt;prime numbers&lt;/title&gt;&lt;/head&gt;&lt;body&gt;&lt;!-- ws:start:WikiTextHeadingRule:0:&amp;lt;h1&amp;gt; --&gt;&lt;h1 id="toc0"&gt;&lt;a name="Prime numbers in EDOs"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;!-- ws:end:WikiTextHeadingRule:0 --&gt;Prime numbers in &lt;a class="wiki_link" href="/EDO"&gt;EDO&lt;/a&gt;s&lt;/h1&gt;
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A &lt;em&gt;prime number&lt;/em&gt; is an integer (whole number) greater than one which is divisible only by itself and one. There an an infinite number of prime numbers, the first few of which are 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13 ... . Whether or not a number &lt;em&gt;n&lt;/em&gt; is prime has important consequences for the properties of the corresponding &lt;em&gt;n&lt;/em&gt;-&lt;a class="wiki_link" href="/edo"&gt;EDO&lt;/a&gt;, especially for lower values of &lt;em&gt;n&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
A &lt;em&gt;prime number&lt;/em&gt; is an integer (whole number) greater than one which is divisible only by itself and one. There are an infinite number of prime numbers, the first few of which are 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13 ... . Whether or not a number &lt;em&gt;n&lt;/em&gt; is prime has important consequences for the properties of the corresponding &lt;em&gt;n&lt;/em&gt;-&lt;a class="wiki_link" href="/edo"&gt;EDO&lt;/a&gt;, especially for lower values of &lt;em&gt;n&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;If the octave is divided into a prime number of equal parts, there is &lt;em&gt;no fully symmetric chord&lt;/em&gt;, such as the diminished seventh chord in &lt;a class="wiki_link" href="/12edo"&gt;12edo&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;There is also (besides the scale comprising all notes of the EDO) &lt;em&gt;no absolutely uniform, octave-repeating scale&lt;/em&gt;, like the wholetone scale in 12edo.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Nor is there a thing like &lt;a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modes_of_limited_transposition" rel="nofollow"&gt;modes of limited transpostion&lt;/a&gt;, as used by the composer Olivier Messiaen.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;n&lt;/em&gt;-EDO does not support any rank two temperament with period a fraction of an octave; all such temperaments are &lt;em&gt;linear&lt;/em&gt; temperaments.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;If the octave is divided into a prime number of equal parts, there is &lt;em&gt;no fully symmetric chord&lt;/em&gt;, such as the diminished seventh chord in &lt;a class="wiki_link" href="/12edo"&gt;12edo&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;There is also (besides the scale comprising all notes of the EDO) &lt;em&gt;no absolutely uniform, octave-repeating scale&lt;/em&gt;, like the wholetone scale in 12edo.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Nor is there a thing like &lt;a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modes_of_limited_transposition" rel="nofollow"&gt;modes of limited transpostion&lt;/a&gt;, as used by the composer Olivier Messiaen.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;n&lt;/em&gt;-EDO does not support any rank two temperament with period a fraction of an octave; all such temperaments are &lt;em&gt;linear&lt;/em&gt; temperaments.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
For these or similar reasons, some musicians do not like the prime EDOs (e.g. the makers of &lt;a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.armodue.com/risorse.htm" rel="nofollow"&gt;Armodue&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;br /&gt;
For these or similar reasons, some musicians do not like the prime EDOs (e.g. the makers of &lt;a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.armodue.com/risorse.htm" rel="nofollow"&gt;Armodue&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;a class="wiki_link" href="/109edo"&gt;109&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a class="wiki_link" href="/113edo"&gt;113&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a class="wiki_link" href="/127edo"&gt;127&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a class="wiki_link" href="/131edo"&gt;131&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a class="wiki_link" href="/137edo"&gt;137&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a class="wiki_link" href="/139edo"&gt;139&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a class="wiki_link" href="/149edo"&gt;149&lt;/a&gt;,&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a class="wiki_link" href="/151edo"&gt;151&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a class="wiki_link" href="/157edo"&gt;157&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a class="wiki_link" href="/163edo"&gt;163&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a class="wiki_link" href="/167edo"&gt;167&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a class="wiki_link" href="/173edo"&gt;173&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a class="wiki_link" href="/179edo"&gt;179&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a class="wiki_link" href="/181edo"&gt;181&lt;/a&gt;,&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a class="wiki_link" href="/151edo"&gt;151&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a class="wiki_link" href="/157edo"&gt;157&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a class="wiki_link" href="/163edo"&gt;163&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a class="wiki_link" href="/167edo"&gt;167&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a class="wiki_link" href="/173edo"&gt;173&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a class="wiki_link" href="/179edo"&gt;179&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a class="wiki_link" href="/181edo"&gt;181&lt;/a&gt;,&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a class="wiki_link" href="/191edo"&gt;191&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a class="wiki_link" href="/193edo"&gt;193&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a class="wiki_link" href="/197edo"&gt;197&lt;/a&gt; &amp;amp; &lt;a class="wiki_link" href="/199edo"&gt;199&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a class="wiki_link" href="/191edo"&gt;191&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a class="wiki_link" href="/193edo"&gt;193&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a class="wiki_link" href="/197edo"&gt;197&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a class="wiki_link" href="/199edo"&gt;199&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
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