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What is the largest 16-bit binary number that can be represented with unsigned numbers?

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Unsigned numbers don't include negative numbers (one way to remember is that negative number needs minus signed)

So unsigned numbers range from 0 to 2¹⁶-1 = 65535

Therefore 65535 is the largest unsigned 16-bit number.
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