How to convert the base ten number 19 708 to base two:
- 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.
To convert a base ten unsigned number (written in decimal system) to base two (written in binary), follow the steps below.
- Divide the number repeatedly by 2: keep track of each remainder.
- Stop when you get a quotient that is equal to zero.
- Construct the base 2 representation of the positive number: take all the remainders starting from the bottom of the list constructed above.
- Below you can see the conversion process to base two and the related calculations.
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;
- 19 708 ÷ 2 = 9 854 + 0;
- 9 854 ÷ 2 = 4 927 + 0;
- 4 927 ÷ 2 = 2 463 + 1;
- 2 463 ÷ 2 = 1 231 + 1;
- 1 231 ÷ 2 = 615 + 1;
- 615 ÷ 2 = 307 + 1;
- 307 ÷ 2 = 153 + 1;
- 153 ÷ 2 = 76 + 1;
- 76 ÷ 2 = 38 + 0;
- 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.
Number 19 708(10), a positive integer number (with no sign),
converted from decimal system (from base 10)
and written as an unsigned binary (in base 2):
19 708(10) = 100 1100 1111 1100(2)
Spaces were used to group digits: for binary, by 4, for decimal, by 3.