0x4E5

0x4E5 is a hexadecimal numeric literal commonly used in programming languages that employ C-style syntax. The 0x prefix marks the following digits as base-16. The value of 0x4E5 is 1253 in decimal.

In binary, 0x4E5 equals 10011100101; in octal, 1253 decimal equals 2345. These alternate representations are often used when inspecting data, debugging, or presenting results in different contexts.

Common uses include defining constants, configuring bit masks, or representing memory addresses in low-level code, debugging sessions, and hardware interfaces. In many languages that support hex literals, 0x4E5 can participate in bitwise operations, such as (0x4E5 & 0xFF) yielding 0xE5, or (0x4E5 >> 8) yielding 0x04.

Origin and usage: the 0x prefix originated in the C programming language and has since been adopted by many others, including Java, JavaScript, Python, and C++. Hex literals like 0x4E5 are favored for readability when dealing with values that align with bytes or words or when comparing against hex dumps or memory layouts.

Notes: hex digits include 0–9 and A–F (case-insensitive in most languages). While 0x4E5 is a specific hex value, it is primarily a representative example of how hexadecimal literals function in code, rather than a standalone named entity. See also: hexadecimal notation, numeric literals, and bitwise operations.