What are the required steps to convert base 10 decimal system
number 788 978 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;
- 788 978 ÷ 2 = 394 489 + 0;
- 394 489 ÷ 2 = 197 244 + 1;
- 197 244 ÷ 2 = 98 622 + 0;
- 98 622 ÷ 2 = 49 311 + 0;
- 49 311 ÷ 2 = 24 655 + 1;
- 24 655 ÷ 2 = 12 327 + 1;
- 12 327 ÷ 2 = 6 163 + 1;
- 6 163 ÷ 2 = 3 081 + 1;
- 3 081 ÷ 2 = 1 540 + 1;
- 1 540 ÷ 2 = 770 + 0;
- 770 ÷ 2 = 385 + 0;
- 385 ÷ 2 = 192 + 1;
- 192 ÷ 2 = 96 + 0;
- 96 ÷ 2 = 48 + 0;
- 48 ÷ 2 = 24 + 0;
- 24 ÷ 2 = 12 + 0;
- 12 ÷ 2 = 6 + 0;
- 6 ÷ 2 = 3 + 0;
- 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.
788 978(10) Base 10 decimal system number converted and written as a base 2 unsigned binary equivalent:
788 978 (base 10) = 1100 0000 1001 1111 0010 (base 2)
Spaces were used to group digits: for binary, by 4, for decimal, by 3.