The folowing table expresses '42' in various number bases. 'DRx' shows the result of 'digit reducing' resulting in an X-digit long number.
| Base | DR6 | DR5 | DR4 | DR3 | DR2 | DR1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 101010 | 11,10 | 1 | |||
| 3 | 1120 | 11 | 2 | |||
| 4 | 222 | 12 | 3 | |||
| 5 | 132 | 11 | 2 | |||
| 6 | 110 | 2 | ||||
| 7 | 60 | 6 | ||||
| 8 | 52 | 7 | ||||
| 9 | 46,11 | 2 | ||||
| 10 | 42 | 6 | ||||
| 11 | 39,11 | 2 | ||||
| 12 | 36 | 9 | ||||
| 13 | 33 | 6 | ||||
| 14 | 30 | 3 | ||||
| 15 | 2C | E | ||||
| 16 | 2A | C |
Factors: 2 * 3 * 7
42 is the atomic weight of Molybdenum (Mo).