diff --git a/libraries/EEPROM/examples/eeprom_update/eeprom_update.ino b/libraries/EEPROM/examples/eeprom_update/eeprom_update.ino
index 93ea2b4..8ca0fe9 100644
--- a/libraries/EEPROM/examples/eeprom_update/eeprom_update.ino
+++ b/libraries/EEPROM/examples/eeprom_update/eeprom_update.ino
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ void loop() {
     0 to 1023 and each byte of the EEPROM can only hold a
     value from 0 to 255.
   ***/
-  int val = analogRead(0) / 16;
+  int val = analogRead(0) / 4;
 
   /***
     Update the particular EEPROM cell.
diff --git a/libraries/EEPROM/examples/eeprom_write/eeprom_write.ino b/libraries/EEPROM/examples/eeprom_write/eeprom_write.ino
index 2b23347..668fb64 100644
--- a/libraries/EEPROM/examples/eeprom_write/eeprom_write.ino
+++ b/libraries/EEPROM/examples/eeprom_write/eeprom_write.ino
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ void loop() {
     value from 0 to 255.
   ***/
 
-  int val = analogRead(0) / 16;
+  int val = analogRead(0) / 4;
 
   /***
     Write the value to the appropriate byte of the EEPROM.