QUANTUM COMPUTERS: The basic problem here is that if you have a base 10 system you are missing 2 numbers, 10 and 11. Because in base 10 mathematics you really have the digits 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 0.

 

The basic problem here is that if you have a base 10 system you are missing 2 numbers, 10 and 11. 

Because in base 10 mathematics you really have the digits 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 0. 

And you do 10 with a 1 and a 0. 

In base 12 math, you only hit two-digit factors when you get to 12. 

While the number 10 and the number 11 are still single digits. 

So, you have the digits 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, another for 10 and another for 11.