Convert 159 from decimal to hexadecimal
(base 16) notation:
Power Test
Raise our base of 16 to a power
Start at 0 and increasing by 1 until it is >= 159
160 = 1
161 = 16
162 = 256 <--- Stop: This is greater than 159
Since 256 is greater than 159, we use 1 power less as our starting point which equals 1
Build hexadecimal notation
Work backwards from a power of 1
We start with a total sum of 0:
161 = 16
The highest coefficient less than 15 we can multiply this by to stay under 159 is 9
Multiplying this coefficient by our original value, we get: 9 * 16 = 144
Add our new value to our running total, we get:
0 + 144 = 144
This is <= 159, so we assign our outside coefficient of 9 for this digit.
Our new sum becomes 144
Our hexadecimal notation is now equal to 9
160 = 1
The highest coefficient less than 15 we can multiply this by to stay under 159 is 15
Multiplying this coefficient by our original value, we get: 15 * 1 = 15
Add our new value to our running total, we get:
144 + 15 = 159
Hexadecimal (10 - 15) are represented by an (A-F) where 15 translates to the letter F
This = 159, so we assign our outside coefficient of F for this digit.
Our new sum becomes 159
Our hexadecimal notation is now equal to 9F
Final Answer
We are done. 159 converted from decimal to hexadecimal notation equals 9F16.
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What is the Answer?
We are done. 159 converted from decimal to hexadecimal notation equals 9F16.
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