SOLUTION: The base 10 (decimal) number system has 10 different digits. The base 16 number system has 16 different digits: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, A, B ,C ,D ,E , and F, where the base

Question 876003: The base 10 (decimal) number system has 10 different digits. The base 16 number system has 16 different digits: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, A, B ,C ,D ,E , and F, where the base 10 equivalents of A ,B ,C ,D ,E , and F are 10 ,11 ,12 ,13 ,14 and 15, respectively. How is 8,794,361 written in base 16?
Answer by Theo(13342) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
the procedure is to divide the decimla number by 16 and keep track of the remainders.

it helps to use your calculator.
otherwise it can be a chore
you repeatedly divide the whole part of the number and you keep the remainder.
you will divide until you can't divide anymore.
you then write the remainders as your number, making anything greater than 9 its letter equivalent.

the following picture shows you what i mean:

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you can do the same procedure with any number system, like binary, and octal, etc.

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