HEXADECIMAL
NUMBER SYSTEM
While octal representation had its advantages, it
eventually fell out of favor as computer
technology evolved. As computers became more
powerful and memory management more
complex, HEXADECIMAL (base-16)
representation gained popularity.
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HEXADECI
MAL
This is the Base 16 numeral system.
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Definition
Hexadecimal Number System 1 5
HEXADECIMAL NUMBER SYSTEM
◉ It is a numeral system that uses the digits 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9, and
the letters A, B, C, D, E, and F to mean 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, and 15 respectively.
Hexa means 6 (as in the hexagon, the polygon that has 6 sides), and deci
mean 10, hence the need for 16 symbols to represent its digits. It is a base
16 positional notation and uses the power of 16:
160 = 1 164 = 65536
161 = 16 165 = 1048576
162 = 256 166 = 16777216
163 = 4096 167 = 268435456
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16816
Hexadecimal Number
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16816
1*16 + 6*16 + 8*16
2 1 0
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HEXADECIMAL NUMBER SYSTEM
◉ It is a numeral system that uses the digits 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9, and
the letters A, B, C, D, E, and F to mean 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, and 15 respectively.
Hexa means 6 (as in the hexagon, the polygon that has 6 sides), and deci
mean 10, hence the need for 16 symbols to represent its digits. It is a base
16 positional notation and uses the power of 16:
160 = 1 164 = 65536
161 = 16 165 = 1048576
162 = 256 166 = 16777216
163 = 4096 167 = 268435456
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16816
1*256 + 6*16 + 8*1
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16816
256 + 96 + 8
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16816
=
360
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23AD16
Hexadecimal Number
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23AD16
2*163 + 3*162 + 10*161 + 13*160
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HEXADECIMAL NUMBER SYSTEM
◉ It is a numeral system that uses the digits 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9, and
the letters A, B, C, D, E, and F to mean 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, and 15 respectively.
Hexa means 6 (as in the hexagon, the polygon that has 6 sides), and deci
mean 10, hence the need for 16 symbols to represent its digits. It is a base
16 positional notation and uses the power of 16:
160 = 1 164 = 65536
161 = 16 165 = 1048576
162 = 256 166 = 16777216
163 = 4096 167 = 268435456
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23AD16
2*4096 + 3*256 + 10*16 + 13*1
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23AD16
8192 + 768 + 160 + 13
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23AD16
=
9133
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Decimal to Hexadecimal
Hexadecimal Number System 2 19
2498
20
2498 ÷ 16
remainders
21
2498 ÷ 16
156 remainder 2
2
22
156 ÷ 16
9 remainder 12
C2
23
9 ÷ 16
0 remainder 9
9C2
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2498
=
9C216
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12972
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12972 ÷ 16
810 remainder 12
C
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810 ÷ 16
50 remainder 10
AC
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50 ÷ 16
3 remainder 2
2AC
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3 ÷ 16
0 remainder 3
32AC
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12972
=
32AC16
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Hexadecimal to Binary
Hexadecimal Number System 3 32
9C216
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HEXADECIMAL NUMBER SYSTEM
00002 = 0 01002 = 4 10002 = 8 11002 = C
00012 = 1 01012 = 5 10012 = 9 11012 = D
00102 = 2 01102 = 6 10102 = A 11102 = E
00112 = 3 01112 = 7 10112 = B 11112 = F
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9C216
1001 1100 0010
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9C216
1001 1100 0010
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9C216
1001 1100 0010
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9C216
=
1001110000102
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Binary to Hexadecimal
Hexadecimal Number System 4 39
1101011100111010001002
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1101011100111010001002
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1101011100111010001002
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1101011100111010001002
744
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1101011100111010001002
E744
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1101011100111010001002
AE744
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1101011100111010001002
1AE744
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1101011100111010001002
=
1AE74416
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