1. Start with the positive version of the number:
|-3 414 649 573| = 3 414 649 573
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;
- 3 414 649 573 ÷ 2 = 1 707 324 786 + 1;
- 1 707 324 786 ÷ 2 = 853 662 393 + 0;
- 853 662 393 ÷ 2 = 426 831 196 + 1;
- 426 831 196 ÷ 2 = 213 415 598 + 0;
- 213 415 598 ÷ 2 = 106 707 799 + 0;
- 106 707 799 ÷ 2 = 53 353 899 + 1;
- 53 353 899 ÷ 2 = 26 676 949 + 1;
- 26 676 949 ÷ 2 = 13 338 474 + 1;
- 13 338 474 ÷ 2 = 6 669 237 + 0;
- 6 669 237 ÷ 2 = 3 334 618 + 1;
- 3 334 618 ÷ 2 = 1 667 309 + 0;
- 1 667 309 ÷ 2 = 833 654 + 1;
- 833 654 ÷ 2 = 416 827 + 0;
- 416 827 ÷ 2 = 208 413 + 1;
- 208 413 ÷ 2 = 104 206 + 1;
- 104 206 ÷ 2 = 52 103 + 0;
- 52 103 ÷ 2 = 26 051 + 1;
- 26 051 ÷ 2 = 13 025 + 1;
- 13 025 ÷ 2 = 6 512 + 1;
- 6 512 ÷ 2 = 3 256 + 0;
- 3 256 ÷ 2 = 1 628 + 0;
- 1 628 ÷ 2 = 814 + 0;
- 814 ÷ 2 = 407 + 0;
- 407 ÷ 2 = 203 + 1;
- 203 ÷ 2 = 101 + 1;
- 101 ÷ 2 = 50 + 1;
- 50 ÷ 2 = 25 + 0;
- 25 ÷ 2 = 12 + 1;
- 12 ÷ 2 = 6 + 0;
- 6 ÷ 2 = 3 + 0;
- 3 ÷ 2 = 1 + 1;
- 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.
3 414 649 573(10) = 1100 1011 1000 0111 0110 1010 1110 0101(2)
4. Determine the signed binary number bit length:
The base 2 number's actual length, in bits: 32.
- 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, 32,
3) so that the first bit (leftmost) could be zero
(we deal with a positive number at this moment)
=== is: 64.
5. Get the positive binary computer representation on 64 bits (8 Bytes):
If needed, add extra 0s in front (to the left) of the base 2 number, up to the required length, 64.