Senary

positional number system with base 6

A senary numeral system (also known as base-6, heximal, or seximal) is a number system that uses 6 digits (0, 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5). Examples are 12 in senary is 20 and 35 in senary is 55.

Overview

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In senary, when it reaches 5, it will not be 6 because 6 is not in the senary system, so you add a 1 in front and 0 on everything else.[1][2]

Decimal to Senary 1 - 20

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  • Decimal on Left and Senary on Right

0 = 0

1 = 1

2 = 2

3 = 3

4 = 4

5 = 5

6 = 10

7 = 11

8 = 12

9 = 13

10 = 14

11 = 15

12 = 20

13 = 21

14 = 22

15 = 23

16 = 24

17 = 25

18 = 30

19 = 31

20 = 32

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References

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  1. "Senary". Number Systems Wiki. Retrieved 2024-07-18.
  2. "Senary Definition (Illustrated Mathematics Dictionary)". www.mathsisfun.com. Retrieved 2024-07-18.