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Prime factorization 179 (prime)
Step size 6.70391 ¢ 
Fifth 105\179 (703.911 ¢)
Semitones (A1:m2) 19:12 (127.4 ¢ : 80.45 ¢)
Consistency limit 7
Distinct consistency limit 7

179edo doesn't approximate well any odd harmonic up to 23, best being 21/16 with 22% error. Nonetheless, it is consistent in the 7-limit and there are anumber of temperaments to be considered.

179edo tempers out the parakleisma, 1224440064/1220703125 in the 5-limit, and supports parakleismic and its extensions, providing the optimal patent val for 11- and 13-limit parkleismic temperament. In the 7-limit it tempers out 3136/3125, 4375/4374 and 10976/10935, in the 11-limit 176/175 and 1375/1372 and in the 13-limit 169/168, 325/324, 351/350 and 352/351, providing the optimal patent val for 11- and 13-limit ulmo temperament.

Odd harmonics

Approximation of odd harmonics in 179edo
Harmonic 3 5 7 9 11 13 15 17 19 21 23
Error Absolute (¢) +1.96 +2.51 +3.24 -2.79 -1.60 -2.54 -2.24 +2.31 -2.54 -1.51 +1.89
Relative (%) +29.2 +37.5 +48.3 -41.7 -23.8 -37.9 -33.3 +34.4 -37.9 -22.5 +28.2
Steps
(reduced)
284
(105)
416
(58)
503
(145)
567
(30)
619
(82)
662
(125)
699
(162)
732
(16)
760
(44)
786
(70)
810
(94)

Subsets and supersets

179edo is the 41st prime edo.