What are the required steps to convert base 10 decimal system
number 1 264 423 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;
- 1 264 423 ÷ 2 = 632 211 + 1;
- 632 211 ÷ 2 = 316 105 + 1;
- 316 105 ÷ 2 = 158 052 + 1;
- 158 052 ÷ 2 = 79 026 + 0;
- 79 026 ÷ 2 = 39 513 + 0;
- 39 513 ÷ 2 = 19 756 + 1;
- 19 756 ÷ 2 = 9 878 + 0;
- 9 878 ÷ 2 = 4 939 + 0;
- 4 939 ÷ 2 = 2 469 + 1;
- 2 469 ÷ 2 = 1 234 + 1;
- 1 234 ÷ 2 = 617 + 0;
- 617 ÷ 2 = 308 + 1;
- 308 ÷ 2 = 154 + 0;
- 154 ÷ 2 = 77 + 0;
- 77 ÷ 2 = 38 + 1;
- 38 ÷ 2 = 19 + 0;
- 19 ÷ 2 = 9 + 1;
- 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.
1 264 423(10) Base 10 decimal system number converted and written as a base 2 unsigned binary equivalent:
1 264 423 (base 10) = 1 0011 0100 1011 0010 0111 (base 2)
Spaces were used to group digits: for binary, by 4, for decimal, by 3.