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Master the hexadecimal system. Perform complex arithmetic and bridge the gap between binary, decimal, and hex with industrial precision.
Hexadecimal Arithmetic
Perform addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division of hex numbers.
Hex to Decimal
Decimal to Hex
Understanding
Hexadecimal
Hexadecimal, often abbreviated as "hex," is a base-16 positional numeral system. It uses sixteen distinct symbols: the numbers 0–9 and the letters A–F to represent values from 10 to 15.
The Power of 16
Hexadecimal is widely used in computer science because one hex digit represents exactly four binary digits (bits), making it a human-friendly way to represent binary strings.
Common Usage
You'll find hex in HTML color codes (e.g., #FFFFFF), memory addresses, and MAC addresses. It condenses long binary data into readable chunks.
Typical Conversions Table
| Decimal | Hexadecimal | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0000 |
| 1 | 1 | 0001 |
| 2 | 2 | 0010 |
| 3 | 3 | 0011 |
| 4 | 4 | 0100 |
| 5 | 5 | 0101 |
| 6 | 6 | 0110 |
| 7 | 7 | 0111 |
Hex to Decimal
To convert hex to decimal, multiply each digit by 16 raised to its position power (starting from 0 at the right).
(A × 16²) + (B × 16¹) + (C × 16⁰)
(10 × 256) + (11 × 16) + (12 × 1)
2560 + 176 + 12 = 2748
Decimal to Hex
Perform integer division by 16 repeatedly, tracking the remainders until the quotient is zero.
438 ÷ 16 = 27 (Rem: 6)
27 ÷ 16 = 1 (Rem: 11 → B)
1 ÷ 16 = 0 (Rem: 1)
Read up: 1B6
Hex Multiplication Table
| × | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | A | B | C | D | E | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | A | B | C | D | E | F |
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | A | C | E | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 1A | 1C | 1E |
| 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | C | F | 12 | 15 | 18 | 1B | 1E | 21 | 24 | 27 | 2A | 2D |
| 4 | 0 | 4 | 8 | C | 10 | 14 | 18 | 1C | 20 | 24 | 28 | 2C | 30 | 34 | 38 | 3C |
| 5 | 0 | 5 | A | F | 14 | 19 | 1E | 23 | 28 | 2D | 32 | 37 | 3C | 41 | 46 | 4B |
| 6 | 0 | 6 | C | 12 | 18 | 1E | 24 | 2A | 30 | 36 | 3C | 42 | 48 | 4E | 54 | 5A |
| 7 | 0 | 7 | E | 15 | 1C | 23 | 2A | 31 | 38 | 3F | 46 | 4D | 54 | 5B | 62 | 69 |
| 8 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 20 | 28 | 30 | 38 | 40 | 48 | 50 | 58 | 60 | 68 | 70 | 78 |
| 9 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 1B | 24 | 2D | 36 | 3F | 48 | 51 | 5A | 63 | 6C | 75 | 7E | 87 |
| A | 0 | A | 14 | 1E | 28 | 32 | 3C | 46 | 50 | 5A | 64 | 6E | 78 | 82 | 8C | 96 |
| B | 0 | B | 16 | 21 | 2C | 37 | 42 | 4D | 58 | 63 | 6E | 79 | 84 | 8F | 9A | A5 |
| C | 0 | C | 18 | 24 | 30 | 3C | 48 | 54 | 60 | 6C | 78 | 84 | 90 | 9C | A8 | B4 |
| D | 0 | D | 1A | 27 | 34 | 41 | 4E | 5B | 68 | 75 | 82 | 8F | 9C | A9 | B6 | C3 |
| E | 0 | E | 1C | 2A | 38 | 46 | 54 | 62 | 70 | 7E | 8C | 9A | A8 | B6 | C4 | D2 |
| F | 0 | F | 1E | 2D | 3C | 4B | 5A | 69 | 78 | 87 | 96 | A5 | B4 | C3 | D2 | E1 |
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