0x1BFE

0x1BFE is a hexadecimal representation of a number. In decimal form, 0x1BFE is equivalent to 7166. The '0x' prefix is a common convention used in many programming languages and contexts to indicate that the following digits represent a hexadecimal number. Hexadecimal, also known as base-16, uses sixteen distinct symbols for its digits. These are 0-9 and A-F, where A represents 10, B represents 11, C represents 12, D represents 13, E represents 14, and F represents 15.

The conversion from hexadecimal to decimal involves multiplying each digit by its corresponding power of 16 and summing the results. For 0x1BFE, this would be calculated as (1 * 16^3) + (11 * 16^2) + (15 * 16^1) + (14 * 16^0). This simplifies to (1 * 4096) + (11 * 256) + (15 * 16) + (14 * 1), which equals 4096 + 2816 + 240 + 14, ultimately resulting in 7166.

In computing, hexadecimal is often used as a more human-readable way to represent binary data. This is because a single hexadecimal digit can represent exactly four binary digits (bits). For example, the hexadecimal digit 'F' (15) is represented as '1111' in binary, and the digit '1' is '0001'. This makes it easier to work with memory addresses, color codes, and other low-level data representations. Without a specific context, 0x1BFE simply refers to the numerical value 7166.