In the decimal system it is just as easy to associate 5+5=10.<p>5xN is easier to remember than 16xN on account of 5 being the smaller number.<p>2^n is logarithmic whereas 5*n is linear. Arguably, logarithms are not too complicated, even if linear seems to be a degree easier, seeing that the decimal system is also logarithmic as that&#x27;s a denser representation.<p>edit: how to enter an aterisk as the multiplication operator sign