0x1971

0x1971 is a hexadecimal numeral, where the prefix 0x signals base-16. The digits 1, 9, 7, 1 together encode the value. In decimal, 0x1971 equals 6513; in binary, it is 0001 1001 0111 0001.

In computing, hexadecimal literals like 0x1971 are common for representing memory addresses, bit masks, or small numeric constants. They are byte-oriented; depending on the surrounding architecture, 0x1971 may correspond to a 16-bit unsigned integer or a portion of a larger value when combined with other digits. In little-endian systems, the byte order of a 16-bit value 0x1971 would be stored as 0x71 0x19.

In software development, 0x1971 may appear in source code as an example constant, an opcode, or a flag value. It is not inherently tied to any particular domain without context.

In blockchain and crypto ecosystems, addresses and identifiers are typically longer than four hexadecimal digits; a string starting with 0x followed by 40 hex characters defines an address in Ethereum, for example. Therefore, 0x1971 by itself is not a valid address or contract identifier, though it could appear as a small component of a larger hex string.

See also: hexadecimal notation, 0x prefix, decimal conversion, endianness.