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It's not possible because that's 16 digits.
Let me be the judge of that. Maybe you missed it, let me verify it for you.
Base 16 would like a word.
Please tell me base 16 isn't trying to hex-a-decimal
Credit card numbers are in base 10
What if they are generated in base 16, but numbers containing a-f are discarded. Did you think about that? Huh?
Yes. The check digit is calculated using base 10
Seems to be correct, I was thinking of a different card in my wallet.
Ahem I mean I fancypants McGee have the 16 element identity permutation for my card number!
Everything is in base 10 (unless it's in unary).
not if i debase your currency >:3
Base ten then