The largest possible value using 8 bits in binary is actually quite simple.
Binary is a numerical system that only uses 2 numbers (1 and 0) to determine value.
Our system is decimal. (0-9)
Now, a 'bit' is one number from the binary system. It can either be 1 or 0.
So, 8 bits means using 8 digits in binary.
1 is greater than 0, so the largest value is 11111111. (8 'one's)
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The largest positive value that can be stored in 20 bits is calculated using the formula for the maximum value of an unsigned binary number, which is (2^n - 1), where (n) is the number of bits. For 20 bits, this is (2^{20} - 1 = 1,048,576 - 1 = 1,048,575). Therefore, the largest positive value that can be stored in 20 bits is 1,048,575.
The largest binary number that can be expressed with 16 bits is 1111111111111111, which is equivalent to 65,535 in decimal. This number uses all 16 bits set to 1. In general, for an n-bit binary number, the maximum value is (2^n - 1). Thus, for 16 bits, it is (2^{16} - 1 = 65,535).
To achieve the answer to what the decimal equivalent of the largest binary number with five places (or bits) is, work this equation: The formula is 2_ -1 where n is the number of bits. That will get you where you need to be.
Largest 8 bit unsigned number is 11111111 binary which is the number 255 in decimal. In hexadecimal 255 is represented as FF In octal 255 is represented as 377. The related link below will help.
The largest number is 11111111111111 which is 215 - 1. In decimal, that is 32767.