0x14C8

0x14C8 is a hexadecimal numeric literal commonly encountered in computing. The prefix 0x signals that the digits following it are in base 16, not decimal. The digits 1, 4, C, and 8 correspond to decimal values 1, 4, 12, and 8, respectively.

As a whole, 0x14C8 equals 5320 in decimal. In binary, it can be represented as a 16-bit pattern (0001 0100 1100 1000), though the exact bit grouping can vary with the width of the used integer type. This value sits within the typical range for 16-bit unsigned integers (0 to 65535) and can serve as a numeric constant, memory address offset, bitmask, or other data in various computing contexts, depending on how the program interprets it.

In programming languages that support hexadecimal literals, such as C, C++, Java, JavaScript, and Python, 0x14C8 can appear in code as a literal assigned to a variable, used in arithmetic, or combined with bitwise operations. When printed in decimal form, it yields 5320. The specific meaning of 0x14C8, beyond its numeric value, is defined only by the surrounding context—whether it represents a value, an address, a flag mask, an identifier, or another domain-specific symbol.

See also: hexadecimal notation, decimal and binary representations, memory addressing, bit masking.