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minus-squareAlien Surferlinkfedilink4•2 years agoBrilliant. Now if we only used base 12 numbering system, things would be even easier to halve.
minus-square@TripleZ@lemmy.mllinkfedilink3•2 years agoWhy stop at base 12. Let’s go base-60. Divisible by 2,3,4,5 and 6.
minus-squarethemeatbridgelinkfedilink1•2 years agoBase 12 is better than base 10, but base 16, aka Hexadecimal is better still.
minus-square@jarfil@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink1•edit-22 years agoBase 16 is only divisible by a single prime, just a fancy name for base 2.
Brilliant. Now if we only used base 12 numbering system, things would be even easier to halve.
Why stop at base 12. Let’s go base-60. Divisible by 2,3,4,5 and 6.
Base 12 is better than base 10, but base 16, aka Hexadecimal is better still.
Base 16 is only divisible by a single prime, just a fancy name for base 2.
Why? (genuine question)