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4294967296

4294967296, also written as 4,294,967,296, is the value of 2 raised to the 32nd power (2^32). It is a key numerical boundary in computing, representing a power of two that is just above the range typically associated with 32-bit unsigned integers.

In the common 32-bit unsigned integer model, values range from 0 to 4,294,967,295. Therefore, 4,294,967,296 is

The value can be expressed in different bases as well: decimal 4,294,967,296; hexadecimal 0x100000000; and binary

Applications and contexts

Memory and storage: 4,294,967,296 bytes equal 4 gibibytes (4 GiB). This boundary is significant in computer memory,

Networking and addressing: The IPv4 address space consists of 2^32 possible addresses, totaling 4,294,967,296. This figure

Overview

4294967296 serves as a fundamental example of a 32-bit boundary and a standard unit in discussions of

not
representable
within
that
type
and
is
often
used
as
a
modulus
or
wraparound
value
in
arithmetic,
memory
addressing,
and
related
systems.
This
property
underpins
overflow
behavior
in
many
programming
languages
and
architectures.
a
1
followed
by
32
zeros.
As
a
power
of
two,
it
is
precisely
2^32.
operating
systems,
and
hardware
addressing.
underlies
the
design
of
IPv4
subnetting
and
address
allocation.
binary
arithmetic,
data
sizes,
and
address
spaces.