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Convert 188 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 >= 188
160 = 1
161 = 16
162 = 256 <--- Stop: This is greater than 188
Since 256 is greater than 188, 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 188 is 11
Multiplying this coefficient by our original value, we get: 11 * 16 = 176
Add our new value to our running total, we get:
0 + 176 = 176
Hexadecimal (10 - 15) are represented by an (A-F) where 11 translates to the letter B
This is <= 188, so we assign our outside coefficient of B for this digit.
Our new sum becomes 176
Our hexadecimal notation is now equal to B
160 = 1
The highest coefficient less than 15 we can multiply this by to stay under 188 is 12
Multiplying this coefficient by our original value, we get: 12 * 1 = 12
Add our new value to our running total, we get:
176 + 12 = 188
Hexadecimal (10 - 15) are represented by an (A-F) where 12 translates to the letter C
This = 188, so we assign our outside coefficient of C for this digit.
Our new sum becomes 188
Our hexadecimal notation is now equal to BC
Final Answer
We are done. 188 converted from decimal to hexadecimal notation equals BC16.Related Calculators: Bit Shifting | RGB and HEX conversions | Stoichiometry Conversion