base 23 is a positional numeral system with twenty-three as its base. It uses 23 different digits for representing numbers. The digits for base 23 could be 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h, i, j, k, l, and m.

base 12 is a positional numeral system with twelve as its base. It uses 12 different digits for representing numbers. The digits for base 12 could be 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, a, and b.