base 3 is a positional numeral system with three as its base. It uses 3 different digits for representing numbers. The digits for base 3 could be 0, 1, and 2.

base 13 is a positional numeral system with thirteen as its base. It uses 13 different digits for representing numbers. The digits for base 13 could be 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, a, b, and c.