0b1101101000

0b1101101000 is a binary literal, a notation used in many programming languages to denote an integer written in base-2. The prefix 0b signals that the digits that follow are interpreted as binary rather than decimal, hexadecimal, or another base. Languages such as Python, JavaScript (ECMAScript 2015 and later), Go, and Rust recognize this form.

As an unsigned integer, 0b1101101000 equals 872 in decimal, and 0x368 in hexadecimal. It occupies 10 bits, with the bit pattern decomposed as bit9=1, bit8=1, bit7=0, bit6=1, bit5=1, bit4=0, bit3=1, bit2=0, bit1=0, bit0=0. The maximum value for a 10-bit unsigned number is 1023.

If interpreted as a signed value in two’s complement using 10 bits, the pattern represents -152, since 2^10 equals 1024 and 1024 − 872 = 152. In many practical contexts, the unsigned interpretation is the default unless a specific signed-width type is used.

Applications of such binary literals include defining bit masks, flags, and small numeric constants in low-level programming, hardware interfacing, or demonstrations of binary-to-decimal conversion. The binary form is often used to illustrate bitwise operations, such as AND, OR, and shifts, or to specify fixed-width fields in protocols and file formats.

For conversion, one can convert to decimal by summing powers of two corresponding to set bits, or to hex by grouping into nibble-sized chunks and then translating to 0–F digits. The 0b1101101000 representation is equivalent to 872 (decimal) or 0x368 (hex).