How to convert the base ten number 77 893 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;
- 77 893 ÷ 2 = 38 946 + 1;
- 38 946 ÷ 2 = 19 473 + 0;
- 19 473 ÷ 2 = 9 736 + 1;
- 9 736 ÷ 2 = 4 868 + 0;
- 4 868 ÷ 2 = 2 434 + 0;
- 2 434 ÷ 2 = 1 217 + 0;
- 1 217 ÷ 2 = 608 + 1;
- 608 ÷ 2 = 304 + 0;
- 304 ÷ 2 = 152 + 0;
- 152 ÷ 2 = 76 + 0;
- 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 77 893(10), a positive integer number (with no sign),
converted from decimal system (from base 10)
and written as an unsigned binary (in base 2):
77 893 (base 10) = 1 0011 0000 0100 0101 (base 2)
Spaces were used to group digits: for binary, by 4, for decimal, by 3.