Question

The hexadecimal number system uses 16 literals (0–9, A–F). Write down its base value.

Answer 1

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The base value of a hexadecimal number is 16.

Why?

The base value of any number system (except that of the decimal numbers) is determined by the number of bits it uses raised to the power of 2.

For binary, it is 1, so the base value of a binary number is 2¹ = 2

For octal, it is 3, so the base value of an octal number is 2³ = 8

For hexadecimal, it is 4, so the base value of hexadecimal number is 2⁴ = 16.

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