Hi Austin,This is a problem that we will fix - the software should select a suitable prescaler value in this situation. You are working around the problem correctly.
The reason you can't change the prescaler on the ADF4118 is that this chip only has a 32/33 prescaler. In fact the ADF4118 should not be appearing as an option for this design - it cannot achieve the division ratio required.
regards,
Peter White
Applied Radio Labs