What are the required steps to convert base 10 decimal system
number 1 009 494 to base 2 unsigned binary equivalent?
- A number written in base ten, or a decimal system number, is a number written using the digits 0 through 9. A number written in base two, or a binary system number, is a number written using only the digits 0 and 1.
1. Divide the number repeatedly by 2:
Keep track of each remainder.
Stop when you get a quotient that is equal to zero.
- division = quotient + remainder;
- 1 009 494 ÷ 2 = 504 747 + 0;
- 504 747 ÷ 2 = 252 373 + 1;
- 252 373 ÷ 2 = 126 186 + 1;
- 126 186 ÷ 2 = 63 093 + 0;
- 63 093 ÷ 2 = 31 546 + 1;
- 31 546 ÷ 2 = 15 773 + 0;
- 15 773 ÷ 2 = 7 886 + 1;
- 7 886 ÷ 2 = 3 943 + 0;
- 3 943 ÷ 2 = 1 971 + 1;
- 1 971 ÷ 2 = 985 + 1;
- 985 ÷ 2 = 492 + 1;
- 492 ÷ 2 = 246 + 0;
- 246 ÷ 2 = 123 + 0;
- 123 ÷ 2 = 61 + 1;
- 61 ÷ 2 = 30 + 1;
- 30 ÷ 2 = 15 + 0;
- 15 ÷ 2 = 7 + 1;
- 7 ÷ 2 = 3 + 1;
- 3 ÷ 2 = 1 + 1;
- 1 ÷ 2 = 0 + 1;
2. Construct the base 2 representation of the positive number:
Take all the remainders starting from the bottom of the list constructed above.
1 009 494(10) Base 10 decimal system number converted and written as a base 2 unsigned binary equivalent:
1 009 494 (base 10) = 1111 0110 0111 0101 0110 (base 2)
Spaces were used to group digits: for binary, by 4, for decimal, by 3.