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Google Sheets is a powerful tool that allows users to perform various mathematical functions, including converting between different number systems. One of these functions is the ability to convert binary numbers to hexadecimal numbers. This means that users can easily convert a binary number, which is a numerical system that uses only 0s and 1s, to a hexadecimal number, which is a numerical system that uses 16 different symbols. This feature in Google Sheets is extremely useful for users who need to quickly and accurately convert between these two number systems for their calculations and data analysis.
BIN2HEX
The BIN2HEX function converts a signed binary number to signed hexadecimal format.
Sample Usage
BIN2HEX(101,8)
BIN2HEX(A2)
Syntax
BIN2HEX(signed_binary_number, [significant_digits])
signed_binary_number– The signed 10-bit binary value to be converted to signed hexadecimal, provided as a string.The most significant bit of
signed_binary_numberis the sign bit; that is, negative numbers are represented in two’s complement format.For this function, this value has a maximum of 0111111111 if positive, and a minimum of 1000000000 if negative.
If
signed_binary_numberis provided as a valid binary number, it will automatically be converted to the appropriate string input. For example,BIN2HEX(11111)andBIN2HEX("11111")yield the same result:1F.
significant_digits– [ OPTIONAL ] – The number of significant digits to ensure in the result.If this is greater than the number of significant digits in the result, the result is left-padded with zeros until the total number of digits reaches
significant_digits. For example,BIN2HEX("11111",8)yields the value0000001F.This value is ignored if the most significant bit of
signed_binary_numberis1; that is, if the expressedsigned_binary_numberis greater than or equal to 1000000000.
Notes
As with any binary value, only the digits
0and1are valid. Digits other than these will causeBIN2HEXto return a#NUM!error.If the number of digits required is greater than the specified
significant_digits, the#NUM!error is returned.Ensure that any calculations using the result of BIN2HEX take into account that it is in hexadecimal. In particular, results which do not contain non-decimal digits (
A-F) will be silently converted by Google Sheets; thus if cellA2contains111, the hexadecimal equivalent of binary100010001, andB2contains a formula such as=A2+9, the result will be120, which is incorrect in hex calculation.
See Also
OCT2HEX: The OCT2HEX function converts a signed octal number to signed hexadecimal format.
OCT2DEC: The OCT2DEC function converts a signed octal number to decimal format.
OCT2BIN: The OCT2BIN function converts a signed octal number to signed binary format.
HEX2OCT: The HEX2OCT function converts a signed hexadecimal number to signed octal format.
HEX2DEC: The HEX2DEC function converts a signed hexadecimal number to decimal format.
HEX2BIN: The HEX2BIN function converts a signed hexadecimal number to signed binary format.
DEC2OCT: The DEC2OCT function converts a decimal number to signed octal format.
DEC2HEX: The DEC2HEX function converts a decimal number to signed hexadecimal format.
DEC2BIN: The DEC2BIN function converts a decimal number to signed binary format.
BIN2OCT: The BIN2OCT function converts a signed binary number to signed octal format.
BIN2DEC: The BIN2DEC function converts a signed binary number to decimal format.
Examples
Converts a binary number to its hexadecimal value.
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