0x9A6

0x9A6 is a hexadecimal literal that represents the integer value 2470 in decimal notation. The prefix "0x" signals that the following digits are interpreted in base‑16, where the symbols 0–9 denote values zero through nine and A–F represent ten through fifteen. In binary, 0x9A6 expands to 1001101010110, which illustrates how a hex digit maps to four binary bits, making hex convenient for human reading of binary data.

The value 0x9A6 appears in various computing contexts. In programming languages such as C, C++, Java, and Python, it may be used to initialize an integer variable or as a constant in a switch statement. Embedded systems programmers sometimes write 0x9A6 to encode hardware register settings or memory addresses, especially in assembly language for older 16‑bit microcontrollers. In cross‑platform software development, hexadecimal literals provide a portable way to express raw byte values without relying on platform-specific numerical bases.

Beyond plain integer usage, 0x9A6 also corresponds to a Unicode code point in some fonts and character sets. Specifically, U+09A6 denotes the Bengali letter "ଖ" (kha), which appears in East‑Asian scripts. Similarly, it can occur as part of extended character sets in ISO/IEC 10646.

Hexadecimal notation is preferred in technical documentation because it preserves the direct relationship between binary representation and human‑readable symbols. Thus, 0x9A6 serves as a concise, unambiguous way to reference the number 2470 in digital systems.