1. 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;
- 1 000 101 110 753 ÷ 2 = 500 050 555 376 + 1;
- 500 050 555 376 ÷ 2 = 250 025 277 688 + 0;
- 250 025 277 688 ÷ 2 = 125 012 638 844 + 0;
- 125 012 638 844 ÷ 2 = 62 506 319 422 + 0;
- 62 506 319 422 ÷ 2 = 31 253 159 711 + 0;
- 31 253 159 711 ÷ 2 = 15 626 579 855 + 1;
- 15 626 579 855 ÷ 2 = 7 813 289 927 + 1;
- 7 813 289 927 ÷ 2 = 3 906 644 963 + 1;
- 3 906 644 963 ÷ 2 = 1 953 322 481 + 1;
- 1 953 322 481 ÷ 2 = 976 661 240 + 1;
- 976 661 240 ÷ 2 = 488 330 620 + 0;
- 488 330 620 ÷ 2 = 244 165 310 + 0;
- 244 165 310 ÷ 2 = 122 082 655 + 0;
- 122 082 655 ÷ 2 = 61 041 327 + 1;
- 61 041 327 ÷ 2 = 30 520 663 + 1;
- 30 520 663 ÷ 2 = 15 260 331 + 1;
- 15 260 331 ÷ 2 = 7 630 165 + 1;
- 7 630 165 ÷ 2 = 3 815 082 + 1;
- 3 815 082 ÷ 2 = 1 907 541 + 0;
- 1 907 541 ÷ 2 = 953 770 + 1;
- 953 770 ÷ 2 = 476 885 + 0;
- 476 885 ÷ 2 = 238 442 + 1;
- 238 442 ÷ 2 = 119 221 + 0;
- 119 221 ÷ 2 = 59 610 + 1;
- 59 610 ÷ 2 = 29 805 + 0;
- 29 805 ÷ 2 = 14 902 + 1;
- 14 902 ÷ 2 = 7 451 + 0;
- 7 451 ÷ 2 = 3 725 + 1;
- 3 725 ÷ 2 = 1 862 + 1;
- 1 862 ÷ 2 = 931 + 0;
- 931 ÷ 2 = 465 + 1;
- 465 ÷ 2 = 232 + 1;
- 232 ÷ 2 = 116 + 0;
- 116 ÷ 2 = 58 + 0;
- 58 ÷ 2 = 29 + 0;
- 29 ÷ 2 = 14 + 1;
- 14 ÷ 2 = 7 + 0;
- 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.
1 000 101 110 753(10) = 1110 1000 1101 1010 1010 1011 1110 0011 1110 0001(2)
3. Determine the signed binary number bit length:
The base 2 number's actual length, in bits: 40.
- 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, 40,
3) so that the first bit (leftmost) could be zero
(we deal with a positive number at this moment)
=== is: 64.
4. 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.
Decimal Number 1 000 101 110 753(10) converted to signed binary in two's complement representation:
Spaces were used to group digits: for binary, by 4, for decimal, by 3.