179 (number)
179 is the natural number following 178 and preceding 180.179 is an odd number.
179 is a prime number; that is, it is not divisible by integer. It is an Eisenstein prime, as it is indivisible even by complex Gaussian integers. It is a Chen prime, being two less than another prime, 181. It is a full reptend prime, meaning 1/179 has a decimal expansion of a repeated sequence of 178 digits.
179 is a safe prime, as it is one more than two times the prime 89. It is also a Sophie Germain prime, as the prime 359 is one more than two times 179. It is only the fifth number with both of these properties.
179 is a strictly non-palindromic number. It is not a palindromic number in any base.
