0x16EB

0x16EB is a 16‑bit hexadecimal literal that represents the decimal value 5 871. In base‑16 notation the prefix “0x” is commonly used in many programming languages and assembly scripts to indicate that the following digits are interpreted as hexadecimal rather than decimal or octal. The five hexadecimal digits 1 6 E B can be decomposed into the binary string 0001 0110 1110 1011, which demonstrates that the value fits within a standard 16‑bit signed or unsigned integer type. The equivalent binary and octal forms are 0b101110100111 and 0o13667, respectively.

Because hex notation is compact, 0x16EB is frequently used when writing load/store addresses, immediate constants in machine instructions, or defining error codes in firmware documentation. In low‑level systems, a value such as 0x16EB might appear as a constant in a memory map, an offset in a firmware image, or a status word returned by a peripheral device. Certain command sets for network protocols or industrial control systems also use 16‑bit hex values to encode operation codes; 0x16EB could therefore serve as a field value in a packet header or command packet.

In block chain contexts, hexadecimal strings after the “0x” prefix identify block numbers or transaction hashes. The block number 0x16EB, when interpreted as a block height on a public ledger such as Ethereum, corresponds to block 5 871, which was mined in the early months of the network’s existence. While the numeric identifier has no intrinsic semantic meaning by itself, its meaning is derived from the surrounding protocol or system that defines it. The concise nature of hexadecimal allows engineers to represent large integers compactly, making values like 0x16EB a common shorthand in technical documentation, source code, and debugging output.