What are the required steps to convert base 10 decimal system
number 1 200 690 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;
- 1 200 690 ÷ 2 = 600 345 + 0;
- 600 345 ÷ 2 = 300 172 + 1;
- 300 172 ÷ 2 = 150 086 + 0;
- 150 086 ÷ 2 = 75 043 + 0;
- 75 043 ÷ 2 = 37 521 + 1;
- 37 521 ÷ 2 = 18 760 + 1;
- 18 760 ÷ 2 = 9 380 + 0;
- 9 380 ÷ 2 = 4 690 + 0;
- 4 690 ÷ 2 = 2 345 + 0;
- 2 345 ÷ 2 = 1 172 + 1;
- 1 172 ÷ 2 = 586 + 0;
- 586 ÷ 2 = 293 + 0;
- 293 ÷ 2 = 146 + 1;
- 146 ÷ 2 = 73 + 0;
- 73 ÷ 2 = 36 + 1;
- 36 ÷ 2 = 18 + 0;
- 18 ÷ 2 = 9 + 0;
- 9 ÷ 2 = 4 + 1;
- 4 ÷ 2 = 2 + 0;
- 2 ÷ 2 = 1 + 0;
- 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.
1 200 690(10) Base 10 decimal system number converted and written as a base 2 unsigned binary equivalent:
1 200 690 (base 10) = 1 0010 0101 0010 0011 0010 (base 2)
Spaces were used to group digits: for binary, by 4, for decimal, by 3.