What are the required steps to convert base 10 decimal system
number 74 729 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;
- 74 729 ÷ 2 = 37 364 + 1;
- 37 364 ÷ 2 = 18 682 + 0;
- 18 682 ÷ 2 = 9 341 + 0;
- 9 341 ÷ 2 = 4 670 + 1;
- 4 670 ÷ 2 = 2 335 + 0;
- 2 335 ÷ 2 = 1 167 + 1;
- 1 167 ÷ 2 = 583 + 1;
- 583 ÷ 2 = 291 + 1;
- 291 ÷ 2 = 145 + 1;
- 145 ÷ 2 = 72 + 1;
- 72 ÷ 2 = 36 + 0;
- 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.
74 729(10) Base 10 decimal system number converted and written as a base 2 unsigned binary equivalent:
74 729 (base 10) = 1 0010 0011 1110 1001 (base 2)
Spaces were used to group digits: for binary, by 4, for decimal, by 3.