How to convert a signed integer in decimal system (in base 10):
-19 572(10)
to a signed binary two's complement representation
1. Start with the positive version of the number:
|-19 572| = 19 572
2. Divide the number repeatedly by 2:
Keep track of each remainder.
We stop when we get a quotient that is equal to zero.
- division = quotient + remainder;
- 19 572 ÷ 2 = 9 786 + 0;
- 9 786 ÷ 2 = 4 893 + 0;
- 4 893 ÷ 2 = 2 446 + 1;
- 2 446 ÷ 2 = 1 223 + 0;
- 1 223 ÷ 2 = 611 + 1;
- 611 ÷ 2 = 305 + 1;
- 305 ÷ 2 = 152 + 1;
- 152 ÷ 2 = 76 + 0;
- 76 ÷ 2 = 38 + 0;
- 38 ÷ 2 = 19 + 0;
- 19 ÷ 2 = 9 + 1;
- 9 ÷ 2 = 4 + 1;
- 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.
19 572(10) = 100 1100 0111 0100(2)
4. Determine the signed binary number bit length:
The base 2 number's actual length, in bits: 15.
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; ...
First bit (the leftmost) indicates the sign,
1 = negative, 0 = positive.
The least number that is:
a power of 2
and is larger than the actual length, 15,
so that the first bit (leftmost) could be zero
(we deal with a positive number at this moment)
is: 16.
5. Positive binary computer representation on 16 bits (2 Bytes):
If needed, add extra 0s in front (to the left) of the base 2 number, up to the required length, 16:
19 572(10) = 0100 1100 0111 0100
6. Get the negative integer number representation. Part 1:
To get the negative integer number representation on 16 bits (2 Bytes),
signed binary one's complement,
replace all the bits on 0 with 1s
and all the bits set on 1 with 0s
(reverse the digits, flip the digits)
!(0100 1100 0111 0100) =
1011 0011 1000 1011
7. Get the negative integer number representation. Part 2:
To get the negative integer number representation on 16 bits (2 Bytes),
signed binary two's complement,
add 1 to the number calculated above
1011 0011 1000 1011 + 1 =
1011 0011 1000 1100
Conclusion:
Number -19 572, a signed integer, converted from decimal system (base 10) to a signed binary two's complement representation:
-19 572(10) = 1011 0011 1000 1100
Spaces used to group digits: for binary, by 4; for decimal, by 3.
More operations of this kind:
Convert signed integer numbers from the decimal system (base ten) to signed binary two's complement representation