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Sidetrack: Numeral Systems (cont)

Hexadecimal representation
  • The base is 16; digits 0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,A,B,C,D,E,F
  • Example: hexadecimal number 3AF1 can be interpreted as
    3·163 + 10·162 + 15·161 + 1·160
  • Place values:
    …4096256161
    …163162161160
  • Write number as 3AF116   (= 1508910)