The hexadecimal numbering system uses base 15.

More Questions from Number Systems and Codes

• Most computers store binary data in groups of 32 bits called Dwords.
• Binary-coded-decimal numbers use only binary numbers between 0000 and 1001.
• A string of 64 bits has 9 bytes.
• A binary number with four digits has a maximum value of 15.
• The 1's complement of a binary number is derived by changing 0s to 1s and 1s to 0s.
• The largest single BCD digit has a binary value of 15.
• The Gray code has a base of eight.
• A decimal fraction can be converted to binary by using the repeated division-by-2 method.
• The BCD equivalent of 73 is 01001001.
• A byte has 8 bits.

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