Binary number multiplication: how to easily multiply binary numbers

Binary number multiplication is simple and easy! In this short episode of House of Hacks, Harley explains how to multiply binary numbers. This is one in the Bits of Binary series on binary arithmetic.

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[HouseOfHacks]

What alternate base systems have you worked with and why?
Why are you interested in binary numbers?

[babydo]

thank you so much, your tutorials are colurful and not boring and you explain in detail, im gonna crush my test on binary tommorow

[HarleyPebley]

Hex because it's a compact way to represent binary numbers using one character per every 4 bits.
Octal because it's also a compact way to represent binary numbers using one character per every 3 bits (and used in the chmod command).
Base 36 because once you wrap your head around hex, it's natural to think of 10 digits combined with 26 letters.

[shawnspringall]

ahhhh my brain hurts now, what a work out ;-)