0x2E4

0x2E4 is a hexadecimal numeric literal. In hexadecimal notation, digits range from 0 to 9 and A to F, and the prefix 0x is commonly used in many programming languages to indicate that the number that follows is in base 16. The value of 0x2E4 is 740 in decimal.

In binary, 0x2E4 is 1011100100, and in octal it is 1344. These representations are often used in computing for tasks such as bitwise operations, memory addressing, and data encoding, where exact bit patterns and offsets matter. As a hexadecimal constant, 0x2E4 may appear in source code, configuration files, or debugging output as a fixed value, a memory address, a register setting, or a constant used in algorithms.

Context and interpretation of 0x2E4 depend on the surrounding system. In software, it can serve as a constant, an address offset, or part of a larger mask or identifier. Some environments also display numeric literals with varying prefixes or without prefixes, which can lead to confusion with scientific notation. For example, omitting the 0x prefix would produce 2E4, which is interpreted as a floating-point number equal to 20000 in decimal notation, not as a hexadecimal value.

Overall, 0x2E4 is a specific hex value representing 740 in decimal, primarily encountered as a literal in programming and technical contexts where hexadecimal notation is standard.