Convert 135 from decimal to hexadecimal
(base 16) notation:
Raise our base of 16 to a power
Start at 0 and increasing by 1 until it is >= 135
160 = 1
161 = 16
162 = 256 <--- Stop: This is greater than 135
Since 256 is greater than 135, we use 1 power less as our starting point which equals 1
Work backwards from a power of 1
We start with a total sum of 0:
The highest coefficient less than 15 we can multiply this by to stay under 135 is 8
Multiplying this coefficient by our original value, we get: 8 * 16 = 128
Add our new value to our running total, we get:
0 + 128 = 128
This is <= 135, so we assign our outside coefficient of 8 for this digit.
Our new sum becomes 128
Our hexadecimal notation is now equal to 8
The highest coefficient less than 15 we can multiply this by to stay under 135 is 7
Multiplying this coefficient by our original value, we get: 7 * 1 = 7
Add our new value to our running total, we get:
128 + 7 = 135
This = 135, so we assign our outside coefficient of 7 for this digit.
Our new sum becomes 135
Our hexadecimal notation is now equal to 87