What are the required steps to convert base 10 decimal system
number 900 460 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;
- 900 460 ÷ 2 = 450 230 + 0;
- 450 230 ÷ 2 = 225 115 + 0;
- 225 115 ÷ 2 = 112 557 + 1;
- 112 557 ÷ 2 = 56 278 + 1;
- 56 278 ÷ 2 = 28 139 + 0;
- 28 139 ÷ 2 = 14 069 + 1;
- 14 069 ÷ 2 = 7 034 + 1;
- 7 034 ÷ 2 = 3 517 + 0;
- 3 517 ÷ 2 = 1 758 + 1;
- 1 758 ÷ 2 = 879 + 0;
- 879 ÷ 2 = 439 + 1;
- 439 ÷ 2 = 219 + 1;
- 219 ÷ 2 = 109 + 1;
- 109 ÷ 2 = 54 + 1;
- 54 ÷ 2 = 27 + 0;
- 27 ÷ 2 = 13 + 1;
- 13 ÷ 2 = 6 + 1;
- 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.
900 460(10) Base 10 decimal system number converted and written as a base 2 unsigned binary equivalent:
900 460 (base 10) = 1101 1011 1101 0110 1100 (base 2)
Spaces were used to group digits: for binary, by 4, for decimal, by 3.