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It really depends how the numbers are encoded. With two common encodings, the largest numbers are the following:
- For an unsigned number (only allows storing zero and positive numbers), the largest number is 232 - 1 (approximately 4 billion).
- For a signed number (allows positive and negative numbers), the largest number is 231 - 1 (approximately 2 billion).
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What is the largest magnitude negative signed number that can fit in 6 bits?
If the high-order bit is considered the sign bit then 100000 would represent the largest negative number (in 2's complement - used mostly in computers) which would be equivalent to -32 in decimal
What is the largest square of a whole number that divides 32?
32,768
What is the highest factor of 32?
The factors of 32 are 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, and 32. The largest factor of 32 is 32.(However, sometimes the word "factor" refers to a proper divisor which excludes the number itself. In this sense, 16 is the largest factor.)
What is the largest number that can be represented by a 16-bit unsigned binary number?
216-1 or (2^16)-1
What is the largest number that can be represented using 5 bits?
31 - it's binary equivalent is 11111
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