0x284F

0x284F is a hexadecimal number that corresponds to the decimal value 10319. Hexadecimal, or base-16, is a numeral system commonly used in computing and digital electronics because it provides a more human-friendly representation of binary-coded values. In hexadecimal, the digits 0-9 represent values zero through nine, while the letters A-F represent values ten through fifteen. The prefix 0x is a common convention in programming languages to indicate that a number is expressed in hexadecimal format. The number 0x284F can be broken down as follows: 2 represents 2×16³, 8 represents 8×16², 4 represents 4×16¹, and F (15) represents 15×16⁰. This system is particularly useful in computing for representing memory addresses, color codes, and other low-level data where binary would be too cumbersome for practical use.