What are the required steps to convert base 10 decimal system
number 261 676 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;
- 261 676 ÷ 2 = 130 838 + 0;
- 130 838 ÷ 2 = 65 419 + 0;
- 65 419 ÷ 2 = 32 709 + 1;
- 32 709 ÷ 2 = 16 354 + 1;
- 16 354 ÷ 2 = 8 177 + 0;
- 8 177 ÷ 2 = 4 088 + 1;
- 4 088 ÷ 2 = 2 044 + 0;
- 2 044 ÷ 2 = 1 022 + 0;
- 1 022 ÷ 2 = 511 + 0;
- 511 ÷ 2 = 255 + 1;
- 255 ÷ 2 = 127 + 1;
- 127 ÷ 2 = 63 + 1;
- 63 ÷ 2 = 31 + 1;
- 31 ÷ 2 = 15 + 1;
- 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.
261 676(10) Base 10 decimal system number converted and written as a base 2 unsigned binary equivalent:
261 676 (base 10) = 11 1111 1110 0010 1100 (base 2)
Spaces were used to group digits: for binary, by 4, for decimal, by 3.