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Why is 2,147,483,647 the max int value?

807607Oct 5 2006 — edited Oct 5 2006

Can someone provide me with a detailed explanation of why 2,147,483,647 is the maximum integer value in Java?

I'm writing a report and need to know and i can't find an explanation anywhere.

Thanks a lot

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