0x7626

0x7626 is a hexadecimal numeric literal commonly used in computer programming and digital systems. The prefix 0x signals that the digits following it are in base 16. The value 0x7626 corresponds to the decimal number 30246.

In binary, 0x7626 is represented as 0111011000100110, which places the value within a 16-bit unsigned range. This makes 0x7626 suitable for use in contexts such as memory addressing, bit masking, and other low-level data manipulation where precise bit patterns are important.

In programming languages that support hexadecimal literals, such as C, C++, Java, JavaScript, and Python, 0x7626 can be used directly as a constant. For example, a variable could be assigned as a = 0x7626, yielding the same numeric value as 30246 in decimal. The use of hex literals helps engineers express bit-level configurations and constants more compactly and readably than their decimal equivalents.

Hex values like 0x7626 also appear in data encoding and graphics, where they may be interpreted according to a specific format. For instance, in 16-bit color formats such as RGB565, a 16-bit value could represent a color, with red, green, and blue components packed into the bits. Without a defined interpretation, 0x7626 remains a generic numeric value.

Overall, 0x7626 exemplifies the broader role of hexadecimal notation in computing: providing a concise, humans-friendly way to represent and manipulate binary data, memory addresses, and encoded information. See also: Hexadecimal notation, binary representation, memory addressing, bitwise operations.