0x3C9

0x3C9 is a hexadecimal number, which is a base-16 numeral system used in computing and digital electronics. In hexadecimal, the digits range from 0 to 9 and the letters A to F, where A represents 10, B represents 11, and so on up to F, which represents 15 in decimal. The prefix "0x" is commonly used to denote a hexadecimal number in programming and digital contexts.

The hexadecimal number 0x3C9 can be converted to decimal by evaluating each digit's contribution to the total value. Starting from the rightmost digit, each position represents a power of 16. Therefore, 0x3C9 can be broken down as follows: 3 * 16^2 + C * 16^1 + 9 * 16^0. The letter 'C' in hexadecimal represents the decimal value 12. Thus, the calculation is: 3 * 256 + 12 * 16 + 9 * 1 = 768 + 192 + 9 = 969.

In summary, 0x3C9 in hexadecimal is equivalent to 969 in decimal. This conversion is useful in various fields such as computer programming, digital electronics, and data representation, where hexadecimal is often used due to its compactness and ease of conversion to binary.