0x1CA2

0x1CA2 is a hexadecimal numeral, commonly encountered in computing as a literal that denotes a specific unsigned integer. The prefix 0x signals that the following digits are in base 16 rather than base 10, a convention used by many programming languages, including C, C++, Java, JavaScript, and Python.

Value: In decimal, 0x1CA2 equals 7,330. It is computed as (1 × 4096) + (12 × 256) + (10 × 16) + 2.

Usage: As a literal, 0x1CA2 can represent a constant, a memory address, a bit pattern, or a protocol value, depending on context. In software development, such hex literals are often used in low-level code, configurations, or compiler-generated outputs to convey exact binary values.

Representation: The 16-bit value 0x1CA2 has the binary form 0001 1100 1010 0010. When stored in memory, its byte order may vary by endianness (big-endian vs little-endian), which affects how the two bytes are laid out in a sequence.

Notes: Without context, 0x1CA2 is simply a hexadecimal value. Its practical interpretation depends on the surrounding software, data structures, and the system architecture in which it appears.

See also: Hexadecimal numeral system, Decimal system, Binary numeral system, Endianness, Bitwise operations.