What are the required steps to convert base 10 decimal system
number 789 638 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;
- 789 638 ÷ 2 = 394 819 + 0;
- 394 819 ÷ 2 = 197 409 + 1;
- 197 409 ÷ 2 = 98 704 + 1;
- 98 704 ÷ 2 = 49 352 + 0;
- 49 352 ÷ 2 = 24 676 + 0;
- 24 676 ÷ 2 = 12 338 + 0;
- 12 338 ÷ 2 = 6 169 + 0;
- 6 169 ÷ 2 = 3 084 + 1;
- 3 084 ÷ 2 = 1 542 + 0;
- 1 542 ÷ 2 = 771 + 0;
- 771 ÷ 2 = 385 + 1;
- 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.
789 638(10) Base 10 decimal system number converted and written as a base 2 unsigned binary equivalent:
789 638 (base 10) = 1100 0000 1100 1000 0110 (base 2)
Spaces were used to group digits: for binary, by 4, for decimal, by 3.