Best CRC Polynomials

Philip Koopman, Carnegie Mellon University

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These are the "Best" general-purpose CRC polynomials with specific Hamming Distance Properties. (See also: Notation and copyright statement). IMPORTANT NOTE: These are "BEST" polynomials under an assumption of a low, constant random independent BERsuch as you'd find in communication networks. If you have a BER that is higher than, say, 1 bit in 100,000, or is non-constant, or is non-random/non-independent, then you need to understand more before using these polynomials.

This data includes work-in-progress results.


CRC Summary Tables

Below is a table of CRC Polynomial performance by Hamming Distance. Click a CRC size for detailed information about CRC polynomials.

Max length
at HD /
Polynomial
CRC Size (bits)
3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
HD=2 0x5 0x9 0x12 0x33 0x65 0xe7 0x119 0x327 0x5db 0x987 0x1abf 0x27cf 0x4f23 0x8d95
HD=3 4
 0x5 
11
 0x9 
26
 0x12 
57
 0x33 
120
 0x65 
247
 0xe7 
502
 0x119 
 1013 
 0x327 
 2036 
 0x5db 
 4083 
 0x987 
 8178 
 0x1abf 
 16369 
 0x27cf 
 32752 
 0x4f23 
 65519 
 0x8d95 
HD=4 10
0x15
25
0x23
56
0x5b
119
0x98
246
0x17d
501
0x247
1012
0x583
2035
0x8f3
4082
0x12e6
8177
0x2322
16368
0x4306
32751
0xd175
HD=5 4
0x72
9
0xeb
13
0x185
21
0x2b9
26
0x5d7
53
0xbae
52
0x1e97
113
0x212d
136
0x6a8d
241
0xac9a
HD=6 4
0x9b
8
0x13c
12
0x28e
22
0x532
27
0xb41
52
0x1e97
57
0x372b
114
0x573a
135
0x9eb2
HD=7 5
0x29b
12
0x571
11
0xa4f
12
0x12a5
13
0x28a9
16
0x5bd5
19
0x968b
HD=8 4
0x4f5
11
0xa4f
11
0x10b7
11
0x2371
12
0x630b
15
0x8fdb
HD=9 5
0x5a47
6
0xe92f
HD=10 5
0xed2f
HD=11


Max length
at HD /
Polynomial
CRC Size (bits)
17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
HD=2  0x16fa7   0x23979   0x6fb57   0xb5827   0x1707ea   0x308fd3   0x540df0    0x8f90e3 
HD=3  131054 
0x16fa7
 262125 
0x23979
 524268 
0x6fb57
 1048555 
0xb5827
 2097130 
0x1707ea
 4194281 
0x308fd3
 8388584 
0x540df0
 16777191 
0x8f90e3
HD=4 65518
0x1165d
131053
0x25f53
262124
0x77b0f
524267
0xc1acf
1048554
0x10df8f
2097129
0x248794
4194280
0x400154
8388583
0x9945b1
HD=5 240
0x1724e
493
0x39553
494
0x5685a
1005
0xc8a89
1004
0x1edfb7
2025
0x2a952a
2026
0x6bc0f5
4073
0x98ff8c
HD=6 240
0x1724e
240
0x32c69
494
0x5685a
494
0xe2023
1004
0x1edfb7
1004
0x395b53
2026
0x6bc0f5
2026
0xbd80de
HD=7 46
0x1751b
45
0x25f6a
46
0x50b49
49
0x8810e
106
0x12faa5
105
0x289cfe
106
0x5e2419
231
0x880ee6
HD=8 22
0x11bf5
45
0x25f6a
45
0x779c7
45
0xd41cf
48
0x198313
105
0x289cfe
105
0x469d7c
105
0xcba785
HD=9 8
0x123bd
11
0x27bbc
13
0x7573f
21
0xbe73e
20
0x16e976
22
0x2aedd3
26
0x53df6e
39
0xed93bb
HD=10 6
0x176a7
8
0x2e7de
10
0x44f75
13
0xe6233
20
0x16e976
20
0x247bc4
24
0x463b77
26
0xc7ad89
HD=11 5
0x26a3d
7
0x6d133
11
0x8d3cc
10
0x165751
12
0x36f627
24
0x463b77
23
0x8cd929
HD=12 5
0x51d79
7
0x9d587
10
0x165751
10
0x22efb7
13
0x49ad52
23
0x8cd929
HD=13 5
0x25d467
5
0x4b79d1
7
0xd9588b
HD=14 5
0x4b79d1
6
0xb73e91
HD=15


  Max length
at HD /
Polynomial
CRC Size (bits)
25 26 27 28
HD=2 0x101690c 0x33c19ef 0x5e04635 0x91dc1e3
HD=3  33554406 
0x101690c
 67108837 
0x33c19ef
 134217700 
0x5e04635
 268435427 
0x91dc1e3
HD=4 16777190
0x10bba2d
33554405
0x278b495
67108836
0x745e8bf
134217699
0xb67b511
HD=5 4072
0x1b9189d
8165
0x2c45446
8166
0x6c3ff0d
16357
0x9037604
HD=6 4072
0x1b9189d
4072
0x2186c30
8166
0x6c3ff0d
8166
0xd120245
HD=7 230
0x136fd31
230
0x2bd893b
484
0x521f64b
483
0xb9ccb75
HD=8 230
0x136fd31
230
0x2bd893b
230
0x4cb658f
483
0xb9ccb75
HD=9 40
0x12b00d4
41
0x311e9ad
48
0x4429686
99
0xeaa72ab
HD=10 40
0x12b00d4
40
0x32def69
41
0x51aff9a
48
0xacb6aed
HD=11 24
0x162054b
24
0x248d3be
36
0x474fd47
35
0xb094a3e
HD=12 23
0x15ed6a9
23
0x2bfbd8f
23
0x4258c0f
35
0xb094a3e
HD=13 8
0x12728bf
9
0x2d7a067
11
0x6986313
15
0xe9dadcb
HD=14 7
0x1291ccf
8
0x23bb612
9
0x6a611bf
11
0xaf74fc7
HD=15 5
0x251f66b
7
0x58695e3
8
0xcf11b95
HD=16 5
0x251f66b
6
0x65bd513
8
0xcf11b95
HD=17


  Max length
at HD /
Polynomial
CRC Size (bits)
29 30 31 32
HD=2 0x16dfbf51 0x31342a2f 0x737e312b 0xad0424f3
HD=3  536870882 
0x16dfbf51
 1073741793 
0x31342a2f
 2147483616 
0x737e312b
 4294967263 
0xad0424f3
HD=4 268435426
0x11c4dfb5
536870881
0x2254329d
1073741792
0x52aa4332
2147483615
0xc9d204f5
HD=5 16356
0x1cf492f3
32737
0x2adf3aaf
32738
0x74f9e7cb
65505
0xd419cc15 (**)
HD=6 16356
0x1cf492f3
16356
0x2ad4a56a
32738
0x74f9e7cb
32738
0x9960034c (**)
HD=7 484
0x12e8b5b6
993
0x2a9b3e15
992
0x60f2920b
992
0xf8c9140a (**)
HD=8 483
0x13a46755
483
0x2017ed6a
992
0x60f2920b
992
0xf8c9140a
HD=9 100
0x1e150a87
100
0x242c0684
100
0x6c740b8d
223
0x9d7f97d6
HD=10 100
0x1e150a87
100
0x242c0684
100
0x6c740b8d
100
0xb49c1c96
HD=11 35
0x1c27bd8b
36
0x34c8e00d
36
0x456a3501
38
0x85b9561d
HD=12 35
0x1c27bd8b
35
0x2468c69c
35
0x6bee283f
36
0x950ebfae
HD=13 14
0x13a6f65c
16
0x2b967ef9
18
0x6624b2eb
20
0x93b39b1b
HD=14 14
0x13a6f65c
14
0x3c9a0b27
16
0x47e62564
19
0xa094afb5
HD=15 9
0x12ff393a
11
0x290d6d0e
12
0x52d246e1
15
0xa2572962
HD=16 8
0x15e165a6
9
0x23136e56
11
0x6d094c5d
13
0xe89061db
HD=17 4
0x229df1ac
5
0x47d2d9ab
7
0xa86be4db
HD=18 4
0x46e56a7c
5
0x973afb51
HD=19

(**) means that this is a temporary result which has approximately the longest possible dataword length at the specified HD, but might not be the "best" possible value. (For example, probably there is some as yet unknown result with a slightly longer dataword length at that HD or with lower weights at the same HD.) Ongoing computations will be used to update this value to the "best" value when available. In the meantime, there's nothing wrong with using this polynomial as long as it provides adequate properties for your application.

Additional polynomials (33-64 bits; Special Properties)


To use these tables: top number in each cell is maximum dataword length at that Hamming Distance. The bottom number in each cell is a "good" polynomial that gives at least that HD up to the indicated dataword length in implicit +1 notation. For example, the polynomial 0x247 is a 10-bit CRC that provides HD=4 (or better) up to 501 bit dataword length (501+10=511 bit codeword length). The corresponding polynomial is: 0x247=x^10 +x^7 +x^3 +x^2 +x +1, and is alternately known as 0x48f in explicit +1 notation. See the Polynomial Zoo for detailed information (or click the CRC size link at the top of each column). Additionally, see the tables below for more nuanced selection criteria.

Notes: Minimum dataword length evaluated for the above table is 4 bits. Grayed-out boxes mean that it has been confirmed that the HD at that row cannot be achived with a dataword length of 4 bits or longer. Color highlighted cells indicated work in progress/missing data.


Notation:


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