0x24F

0x24F is a hexadecimal integer literal. The prefix 0x signals that the following digits are in base-16. The digits 2, 4, and F correspond to decimal values 2, 4, and 15, and together compute to 2×256 + 4×16 + 15 = 591. Because it uses three hex digits, 0x24F represents a 12-bit value in contexts where width is limited to three hex digits.

In programming, 0x24F appears in languages that support hexadecimal literals, such as C, C++, Java, JavaScript, and Python. Hex notation is commonly used to express bit patterns, masks, offsets, and hardware-related constants due to its direct alignment with binary digit groupings (each hex digit equals four bits).

Common applications include representing small constants, defining memory addresses or register offsets in low-level code, and encoding bit fields or color components when used with additional digits. For example, 0x24F may be used as a constant in algorithms, as a mask in bitwise operations, or as a shorthand for a specific address in a memory map, depending on the surrounding context and the system’s architecture.

Notes on interpretation depend on context: endianness affects how the value is laid out in memory, but not its numeric value. Some codebases may display values with fixed width, using leading zeros (such as 0x024F) to emphasize a specific bit width. Overall, 0x24F primarily signifies the decimal value 591 in hexadecimal notation.