Do other math base systems just add zeros to multiply by base?

Question

like 10 *10 = 100 in base 10
would 60*60 = 600 in base 60?

Would there be benefits to using a number system with a different base? (other than base 2 used by computers)

Answer 1

yes they add just zeros when you multiply with the base number.

I dont think there really are benefits , the only i see at the moment is that the number is shorter to write down if the base is larger.

Answer 2

Careful...

If you were writing in base 60, then the number we write as 60 would be written as 10.

In that base: 10 x 10 = 100.

Using different bases can be very useful. For example, when I edit data files, I like to look at them in hexadecimal, or base 16. The guy above is correct, the larger the base, the shorter it is to write a given number. But there are other benefits. For example, there is an easy formula for pi, but it's only in base 16.