1. Start with the positive version of the number:
|-145 599 365| = 145 599 365
2. 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;
- 145 599 365 ÷ 2 = 72 799 682 + 1;
- 72 799 682 ÷ 2 = 36 399 841 + 0;
- 36 399 841 ÷ 2 = 18 199 920 + 1;
- 18 199 920 ÷ 2 = 9 099 960 + 0;
- 9 099 960 ÷ 2 = 4 549 980 + 0;
- 4 549 980 ÷ 2 = 2 274 990 + 0;
- 2 274 990 ÷ 2 = 1 137 495 + 0;
- 1 137 495 ÷ 2 = 568 747 + 1;
- 568 747 ÷ 2 = 284 373 + 1;
- 284 373 ÷ 2 = 142 186 + 1;
- 142 186 ÷ 2 = 71 093 + 0;
- 71 093 ÷ 2 = 35 546 + 1;
- 35 546 ÷ 2 = 17 773 + 0;
- 17 773 ÷ 2 = 8 886 + 1;
- 8 886 ÷ 2 = 4 443 + 0;
- 4 443 ÷ 2 = 2 221 + 1;
- 2 221 ÷ 2 = 1 110 + 1;
- 1 110 ÷ 2 = 555 + 0;
- 555 ÷ 2 = 277 + 1;
- 277 ÷ 2 = 138 + 1;
- 138 ÷ 2 = 69 + 0;
- 69 ÷ 2 = 34 + 1;
- 34 ÷ 2 = 17 + 0;
- 17 ÷ 2 = 8 + 1;
- 8 ÷ 2 = 4 + 0;
- 4 ÷ 2 = 2 + 0;
- 2 ÷ 2 = 1 + 0;
- 1 ÷ 2 = 0 + 1;
3. Construct the base 2 representation of the positive number:
Take all the remainders starting from the bottom of the list constructed above.
145 599 365(10) = 1000 1010 1101 1010 1011 1000 0101(2)
4. Determine the signed binary number bit length:
The base 2 number's actual length, in bits: 28.
- A signed binary's bit length must be equal to a power of 2, as of:
- 21 = 2; 22 = 4; 23 = 8; 24 = 16; 25 = 32; 26 = 64; ...
- The first bit (the leftmost) indicates the sign:
- 0 = positive integer number, 1 = negative integer number
The least number that is:
1) a power of 2
2) and is larger than the actual length, 28,
3) so that the first bit (leftmost) could be zero
(we deal with a positive number at this moment)
=== is: 32.
5. Get the positive binary computer representation on 32 bits (4 Bytes):
If needed, add extra 0s in front (to the left) of the base 2 number, up to the required length, 32.