Convert 19 from decimal to hexadecimal
(base 16) notation:
Raise our base of 16 to a power
Start at 0 and increasing by 1 until it is >= 19
160 = 1
161 = 16
162 = 256 <--- Stop: This is greater than 19
Since 256 is greater than 19, we use 1 power less as our starting point which equals 1
Work backwards from a power of 1
We start with a total sum of 0:
The highest coefficient less than 15 we can multiply this by to stay under 19 is 1
Multiplying this coefficient by our original value, we get: 1 * 16 = 16
Add our new value to our running total, we get:
0 + 16 = 16
This is <= 19, so we assign our outside coefficient of 1 for this digit.
Our new sum becomes 16
Our hexadecimal notation is now equal to 1
The highest coefficient less than 15 we can multiply this by to stay under 19 is 3
Multiplying this coefficient by our original value, we get: 3 * 1 = 3
Add our new value to our running total, we get:
16 + 3 = 19
This = 19, so we assign our outside coefficient of 3 for this digit.
Our new sum becomes 19
Our hexadecimal notation is now equal to 13