Convert 207 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 >= 207
160 = 1
161 = 16
162 = 256 <--- Stop: This is greater than 207
Since 256 is greater than 207, 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 207 is 12
Multiplying this coefficient by our original value, we get: 12 * 16 = 192
Add our new value to our running total, we get:
0 + 192 = 192
Hexadecimal (10 - 15) are represented by an (A-F) where 12 translates to the letter C
This is <= 207, so we assign our outside coefficient of C for this digit.
Our new sum becomes 192
Our hexadecimal notation is now equal to C
The highest coefficient less than 15 we can multiply this by to stay under 207 is 15
Multiplying this coefficient by our original value, we get: 15 * 1 = 15
Add our new value to our running total, we get:
192 + 15 = 207
Hexadecimal (10 - 15) are represented by an (A-F) where 15 translates to the letter F
This = 207, so we assign our outside coefficient of F for this digit.
Our new sum becomes 207
Our hexadecimal notation is now equal to CF