What are the required steps to convert base 10 integer
number 1 000 001 001 101 031 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. 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;
- 1 000 001 001 101 031 ÷ 2 = 500 000 500 550 515 + 1;
- 500 000 500 550 515 ÷ 2 = 250 000 250 275 257 + 1;
- 250 000 250 275 257 ÷ 2 = 125 000 125 137 628 + 1;
- 125 000 125 137 628 ÷ 2 = 62 500 062 568 814 + 0;
- 62 500 062 568 814 ÷ 2 = 31 250 031 284 407 + 0;
- 31 250 031 284 407 ÷ 2 = 15 625 015 642 203 + 1;
- 15 625 015 642 203 ÷ 2 = 7 812 507 821 101 + 1;
- 7 812 507 821 101 ÷ 2 = 3 906 253 910 550 + 1;
- 3 906 253 910 550 ÷ 2 = 1 953 126 955 275 + 0;
- 1 953 126 955 275 ÷ 2 = 976 563 477 637 + 1;
- 976 563 477 637 ÷ 2 = 488 281 738 818 + 1;
- 488 281 738 818 ÷ 2 = 244 140 869 409 + 0;
- 244 140 869 409 ÷ 2 = 122 070 434 704 + 1;
- 122 070 434 704 ÷ 2 = 61 035 217 352 + 0;
- 61 035 217 352 ÷ 2 = 30 517 608 676 + 0;
- 30 517 608 676 ÷ 2 = 15 258 804 338 + 0;
- 15 258 804 338 ÷ 2 = 7 629 402 169 + 0;
- 7 629 402 169 ÷ 2 = 3 814 701 084 + 1;
- 3 814 701 084 ÷ 2 = 1 907 350 542 + 0;
- 1 907 350 542 ÷ 2 = 953 675 271 + 0;
- 953 675 271 ÷ 2 = 476 837 635 + 1;
- 476 837 635 ÷ 2 = 238 418 817 + 1;
- 238 418 817 ÷ 2 = 119 209 408 + 1;
- 119 209 408 ÷ 2 = 59 604 704 + 0;
- 59 604 704 ÷ 2 = 29 802 352 + 0;
- 29 802 352 ÷ 2 = 14 901 176 + 0;
- 14 901 176 ÷ 2 = 7 450 588 + 0;
- 7 450 588 ÷ 2 = 3 725 294 + 0;
- 3 725 294 ÷ 2 = 1 862 647 + 0;
- 1 862 647 ÷ 2 = 931 323 + 1;
- 931 323 ÷ 2 = 465 661 + 1;
- 465 661 ÷ 2 = 232 830 + 1;
- 232 830 ÷ 2 = 116 415 + 0;
- 116 415 ÷ 2 = 58 207 + 1;
- 58 207 ÷ 2 = 29 103 + 1;
- 29 103 ÷ 2 = 14 551 + 1;
- 14 551 ÷ 2 = 7 275 + 1;
- 7 275 ÷ 2 = 3 637 + 1;
- 3 637 ÷ 2 = 1 818 + 1;
- 1 818 ÷ 2 = 909 + 0;
- 909 ÷ 2 = 454 + 1;
- 454 ÷ 2 = 227 + 0;
- 227 ÷ 2 = 113 + 1;
- 113 ÷ 2 = 56 + 1;
- 56 ÷ 2 = 28 + 0;
- 28 ÷ 2 = 14 + 0;
- 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.
1 000 001 001 101 031(10) = 11 1000 1101 0111 1110 1110 0000 0111 0010 0001 0110 1110 0111(2)
3. Determine the signed binary number bit length:
The base 2 number's actual length, in bits: 50.
- 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, 50,
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:
1 000 001 001 101 031(10) Base 10 integer number converted and written as a signed binary code (in base 2):
1 000 001 001 101 031(10) = 0000 0000 0000 0011 1000 1101 0111 1110 1110 0000 0111 0010 0001 0110 1110 0111
Spaces were used to group digits: for binary, by 4, for decimal, by 3.