0x9858

0x9858 is a hexadecimal literal commonly used in computing and programming contexts. The prefix "0x" indicates that the following characters represent a number in base 16, while the digits 98 and 58 correspond to the decimal value 38584. Because hexadecimal notation allows easy grouping of bits, 0x9858 is often employed to specify 16‑bit or short integer values in source code, configuration files, and binary data structures.

In many systems, hexadecimal values are used for memory addresses, register contents, and color codes. A value like 0x9858 could represent a specific address in a microcontroller’s memory space, or the numeric payload of a network packet. In cryptographic or blockchain applications, the notation is frequently seen in transaction identifiers, block hashes, or smart‑contract addresses, where the actual content is often longer. While 0x9858 by itself is too short to qualify as a full Ethereum address (which typically consists of 40 hexadecimal characters after the 0x prefix), it can appear as part of larger identifiers or as a short key in hash tables.

In debugging and logging output, developers sometimes print numeric values in hexadecimal, producing strings such as "0x9858". This aids in aligning the value with the typical representation of binary data. Because the notation is unambiguous and compact, it remains a staple in both low‑level systems programming and high‑level language runtimes. The numeric value can further be converted to other bases: in binary it is 100110000100010, and in decimal it is 38584.