0x13AA

0x13AA is a hexadecimal representation of a number. In decimal form, 0x13AA is equivalent to 5034. The prefix "0x" signifies that the number is written in base 16, also known as hexadecimal. Each digit in hexadecimal can represent values from 0 to 15, with A representing 10, B representing 11, C representing 12, D representing 13, E representing 14, and F representing 15.

The hexadecimal number 0x13AA can be broken down as follows: the leftmost digit '1' is in the 16^3 place, the '3' is in the 16^2 place, the 'A' (which is 10) is in the 16^1 place, and the rightmost 'A' (which is 10) is in the 16^0 place. Therefore, the decimal conversion is calculated as (1 16^3) + (3 16^2) + (10 16^1) + (10 16^0). This equals (1 4096) + (3 256) + (10 16) + (10 1), which results in 4096 + 768 + 160 + 10, summing to 5034.

Hexadecimal notation is commonly used in computer science and digital electronics for representing memory addresses, color codes, and other data in a more human-readable format than raw binary. For instance, 0x13AA might represent a specific memory address within a computer's system or a particular value in a data structure. Without further context, 0x13AA is simply a numerical value.