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100 in Decimal

Hexadecimal 100 equals 256 in decimal.

Why this number matters: 256 is 2⁸ - the number of distinct values a single byte can represent (0-255).

100 in all number bases

Decimal256
Hexadecimal0x100
Binary0001 0000 0000
Octal400

How 100 converts from hexadecimal to decimal

Multiply each digit by 16 raised to its position (starting at 0 from the right), then add the results:

1× 162 = 1 × 256 = 256
0× 161 = 0 × 16 = 0
0× 160 = 0 × 1 = 0

Sum: 256