What are the required steps to convert base 10 integer
number -1 925 103 410 to signed binary code (in base 2)?
- A signed integer, written in base ten, or a decimal system number, is a number written using the digits 0 through 9 and the sign, which can be positive (+) or negative (-). If positive, the sign is usually not written. A number written in base two, or binary, is a number written using only the digits 0 and 1.
1. Start with the positive version of the number:
|-1 925 103 410| = 1 925 103 410
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;
- 1 925 103 410 ÷ 2 = 962 551 705 + 0;
- 962 551 705 ÷ 2 = 481 275 852 + 1;
- 481 275 852 ÷ 2 = 240 637 926 + 0;
- 240 637 926 ÷ 2 = 120 318 963 + 0;
- 120 318 963 ÷ 2 = 60 159 481 + 1;
- 60 159 481 ÷ 2 = 30 079 740 + 1;
- 30 079 740 ÷ 2 = 15 039 870 + 0;
- 15 039 870 ÷ 2 = 7 519 935 + 0;
- 7 519 935 ÷ 2 = 3 759 967 + 1;
- 3 759 967 ÷ 2 = 1 879 983 + 1;
- 1 879 983 ÷ 2 = 939 991 + 1;
- 939 991 ÷ 2 = 469 995 + 1;
- 469 995 ÷ 2 = 234 997 + 1;
- 234 997 ÷ 2 = 117 498 + 1;
- 117 498 ÷ 2 = 58 749 + 0;
- 58 749 ÷ 2 = 29 374 + 1;
- 29 374 ÷ 2 = 14 687 + 0;
- 14 687 ÷ 2 = 7 343 + 1;
- 7 343 ÷ 2 = 3 671 + 1;
- 3 671 ÷ 2 = 1 835 + 1;
- 1 835 ÷ 2 = 917 + 1;
- 917 ÷ 2 = 458 + 1;
- 458 ÷ 2 = 229 + 0;
- 229 ÷ 2 = 114 + 1;
- 114 ÷ 2 = 57 + 0;
- 57 ÷ 2 = 28 + 1;
- 28 ÷ 2 = 14 + 0;
- 14 ÷ 2 = 7 + 0;
- 7 ÷ 2 = 3 + 1;
- 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.
1 925 103 410(10) = 111 0010 1011 1110 1011 1111 0011 0010(2)
4. Determine the signed binary number bit length:
The base 2 number's actual length, in bits: 31.
- 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) is reserved for 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, 31,
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:
1 925 103 410(10) = 0111 0010 1011 1110 1011 1111 0011 0010
6. Get the negative integer number representation:
To get the negative integer number representation on 32 bits (4 Bytes),
... change the first bit (the leftmost), from 0 to 1...
-1 925 103 410(10) Base 10 integer number converted and written as a signed binary code (in base 2):
-1 925 103 410(10) = 1111 0010 1011 1110 1011 1111 0011 0010
Spaces were used to group digits: for binary, by 4, for decimal, by 3.