base 21 is a positional numeral system with twenty-one as its base. It uses 21 different digits for representing numbers. The digits for base 21 could be 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h, i, j, and k.
base 10
base 10 is a positional numeral system with ten as its base. It uses 10 different digits for representing numbers. The digits for base 10 could be 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9.