For example, the DECIMAL function can convert the binary number 1101 into the decimal number 13.

The number provided to DECIMAL should be atext string.

the base) and should be an integer between 2 and 36.

Excel BASE function

The characters given innumberneed to conform to thenumbering systemspecified withradix.

Examples

In the hexadecimal number system, the number 255 is represented as “FF”.

The decimal numbers in column D are the output from DECIMAL.

Number system characters

Different bases use different alphanumeric characters to represent numbers.

The table below shows the characters uses for binary, octal, decimal, and hexadecimal number systems.