SOLUTION: Could 2 be used as a base to rewrite 32? 64? Why or why not

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Question 1143937: Could 2 be used as a base to rewrite 32? 64? Why or why not
Answer by greenestamps(13206) About Me  (Show Source):
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Any number can be written using base 2....

32 = 2^5 = 1*2^5 + 0*2^4 + 0*2^3 + 0*2^2 + 0*2^1 + 0*2^0 = 100000 base 2

Similarly, 64 = 2^6 = 1000000 base 2