Hexadecimal Number System

• A Base 16 number system
• There are 16 symbols that represent quantities:
• 0 -9 and A = 10 , B = 11 , C = 12 , D = 13, E = 14 , F = 15
• Each place value in a hexadecimal number is a power of 16
• 16³, 16², 16¹, 16⁰

Conversion from decimal to hexadecimal

Conversion from binary to hexadecimal

• Starting with the LEAST SIGNIFICANT digit, mark off the digits in groups of 4
• Convert each group of four digits to its hexadecimal number
• Ex: Convert 11100111₂ to Hexadecimal

        0000    1110     0111₂

         0            D       7

• 11100111₂=D7₁₆