0x1573

0x1573 is a hexadecimal number. In decimal representation, 0x1573 is equivalent to 5491. Hexadecimal is a base-16 numeral system, meaning it uses sixteen distinct symbols, typically 0-9 and A-F. Each position in a hexadecimal number represents a power of 16. For 0x1573, this breaks down as: 1 * 16^3 + 5 * 16^2 + 7 * 16^1 + 3 * 16^0. Calculating this gives: 1 * 4096 + 5 * 256 + 7 * 16 + 3 * 1, which equals 4096 + 1280 + 112 + 3, resulting in 5491.

Hexadecimal numbers are commonly used in computing and digital electronics. They are often employed as a more human-readable way to represent binary data. Since each hexadecimal digit can represent four binary digits (bits), longer binary sequences can be abbreviated more concisely. For example, the binary representation of 0x1573 is 0001 0101 0111 0011. This hexadecimal notation simplifies the display and manipulation of memory addresses, color codes, and other data structures in computer science. The prefix "0x" is a common convention used to indicate that a number is written in hexadecimal format.