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Basics / August 27, 2021

Shortcut method – Hexadecimal to Binary

Steps                       ●      Step 1 – Convert each hexadecimal digit to a 4 digit binary number (the hexadecimal digits may be treated as decimal for this conversion). ●      Step 2 – Combine all the resulting binary groups (of 4 digits each) into a single binary number. Example Hexadecimal Number : 1516 Calculating Binary Equivalent: Step Hexadecimal Number Binary Number Step […]


Steps                      

●      Step 1 – Convert each hexadecimal digit to a 4 digit binary number (the hexadecimal digits may be treated as decimal for this conversion).

●      Step 2 – Combine all the resulting binary groups (of 4 digits each) into a single binary number.

Example

Hexadecimal Number : 1516

Calculating Binary Equivalent:

StepHexadecimal NumberBinary Number
Step 11516110 510
Step 2151600012 01012
Step 31516000101012

Hexadecimal Number : 1516 = Binary Number : 101012