What are the required steps to convert base 10 decimal system
number 984 472 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;
- 984 472 ÷ 2 = 492 236 + 0;
- 492 236 ÷ 2 = 246 118 + 0;
- 246 118 ÷ 2 = 123 059 + 0;
- 123 059 ÷ 2 = 61 529 + 1;
- 61 529 ÷ 2 = 30 764 + 1;
- 30 764 ÷ 2 = 15 382 + 0;
- 15 382 ÷ 2 = 7 691 + 0;
- 7 691 ÷ 2 = 3 845 + 1;
- 3 845 ÷ 2 = 1 922 + 1;
- 1 922 ÷ 2 = 961 + 0;
- 961 ÷ 2 = 480 + 1;
- 480 ÷ 2 = 240 + 0;
- 240 ÷ 2 = 120 + 0;
- 120 ÷ 2 = 60 + 0;
- 60 ÷ 2 = 30 + 0;
- 30 ÷ 2 = 15 + 0;
- 15 ÷ 2 = 7 + 1;
- 7 ÷ 2 = 3 + 1;
- 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.
984 472(10) Base 10 decimal system number converted and written as a base 2 unsigned binary equivalent:
984 472 (base 10) = 1111 0000 0101 1001 1000 (base 2)
Spaces were used to group digits: for binary, by 4, for decimal, by 3.