0x3E42

0x3E42 is a hexadecimal number, which is a base-16 numeral system. In the decimal system, 0x3E42 is equivalent to 15938. Hexadecimal notation is commonly used in computing, particularly in contexts related to memory addresses, color codes, and data representation. The '0x' prefix is a convention to indicate that the following digits represent a hexadecimal value. The digits used in hexadecimal are 0-9 and A-F, where A represents 10, B represents 11, C represents 12, D represents 13, E represents 14, and F represents 15. In the number 0x3E42, the digits are 3, E (14), 4, and 2. Each digit's position represents a power of 16. Therefore, 0x3E42 can be expanded as (3 16^3) + (14 16^2) + (4 16^1) + (2 16^0). Calculating this gives (3 4096) + (14 256) + (4 16) + (2 1), which equals 12288 + 3584 + 64 + 2, resulting in 15938. This value might represent various things depending on the specific computing context, such as a specific memory location, a portion of a network address, or a particular configuration setting. Without further context, 0x3E42 itself is simply a numerical representation.