0x273

0x273 is a hexadecimal representation of a number. In decimal form, this number is equal to 627. The prefix "0x" signifies that the number is written in base 16, also known as hexadecimal. Each digit in hexadecimal can represent values from 0 to 15, using the numerals 0-9 and the letters A-F (where A=10, B=11, C=12, D=13, E=14, and F=15).

To convert 0x273 to decimal, we multiply each digit by the corresponding power of 16 and sum the results. The rightmost digit (3) is multiplied by 16^0 (which is 1), the next digit (7) is multiplied by 16^1 (which is 16), and the leftmost digit (2) is multiplied by 16^2 (which is 256). Therefore, the calculation is (2 * 256) + (7 * 16) + (3 * 1) = 512 + 112 + 3 = 627.

Hexadecimal notation is frequently used in computing, particularly in areas like memory addresses, color codes (e.g., RGB values), and data representation. It offers a more compact way to represent binary data compared to decimal, as each hexadecimal digit corresponds to exactly four binary digits (bits). For example, the hexadecimal digit '2' is '0010' in binary, '7' is '0111', and '3' is '0011'. Thus, 0x273 in binary is 001001110011.