0xC78

0xC78 is typically encountered as a hexadecimal numeric literal in computing. The prefix 0x indicates base-16 notation, so the digits C, 7, and 8 form the value. In decimal, 0xC78 equals 3192; in binary it is 1100 0111 1000. When written as 0xC78, the number is treated as an integer constant in many programming languages.

In programming languages, 0xC78 is a valid literal that represents the integer 3192. Languages such as C, C++, Java, JavaScript, Python, and many others recognize 0x-prefixed hex literals. Some languages allow additional suffixes or separators for readability (for example, 0xC78U to specify an unsigned type in C, or underscores to group digits in larger literals in newer Python versions). The interpretation remains an integer value, though its exact type and size may depend on the language and context.

Common uses for hex literals like 0xC78 include:

- Representing numeric constants in algorithms, bitwise operations, and low-level code.

- Encoding memory addresses, offsets, or flags in debugging, systems programming, and embedded development.

- Specifying color or resource identifiers in some specialized tooling, though standard color codes in web contexts typically use other notations (for example, CSS uses #C78 or #0C78 as color representations, without the 0x prefix).

Notes:

- The same value can be written with different prefixes or leading zeros (for example, 0x0C78 equals 0xC78).

- Hex literals are language-dependent in how they interact with types and overflow, so exact semantics may vary by language.

See also: hexadecimal notation, base-n numeral systems, memory addressing.