0x5649

0x5649 is a hexadecimal representation of a value. In computing, hexadecimal (base-16) is a numeral system that uses sixteen distinct symbols, most commonly the digits 0-9 and the letters A-F. Each hexadecimal digit represents four binary digits (bits). The prefix "0x" is a common convention used in many programming languages to denote that a number is written in hexadecimal.

Converting 0x5649 to its decimal (base-10) equivalent, we multiply each digit by its corresponding power of 16 and sum the results. Starting from the rightmost digit:

9 * 16^0 = 9 * 1 = 9

4 * 16^1 = 4 * 16 = 64

6 * 16^2 = 6 * 256 = 1536

5 * 16^3 = 5 * 4096 = 20480

Summing these values: 20480 + 1536 + 64 + 9 = 22089. Therefore, 0x5649 is equal to 22089 in decimal.

In binary representation, 0x5649 would be:

0x5 = 0101

0x6 = 0110

0x4 = 0100

0x9 = 1001

Concatenating these gives 0101011001001001 in binary. This value can appear in various contexts within computer systems, such as memory addresses, data structures, or constant values used in programming. Its specific meaning would depend entirely on the context in which it is encountered.