What are the required steps to convert base 10 integer
number 101 110 010 110 445 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;
- 101 110 010 110 445 ÷ 2 = 50 555 005 055 222 + 1;
- 50 555 005 055 222 ÷ 2 = 25 277 502 527 611 + 0;
- 25 277 502 527 611 ÷ 2 = 12 638 751 263 805 + 1;
- 12 638 751 263 805 ÷ 2 = 6 319 375 631 902 + 1;
- 6 319 375 631 902 ÷ 2 = 3 159 687 815 951 + 0;
- 3 159 687 815 951 ÷ 2 = 1 579 843 907 975 + 1;
- 1 579 843 907 975 ÷ 2 = 789 921 953 987 + 1;
- 789 921 953 987 ÷ 2 = 394 960 976 993 + 1;
- 394 960 976 993 ÷ 2 = 197 480 488 496 + 1;
- 197 480 488 496 ÷ 2 = 98 740 244 248 + 0;
- 98 740 244 248 ÷ 2 = 49 370 122 124 + 0;
- 49 370 122 124 ÷ 2 = 24 685 061 062 + 0;
- 24 685 061 062 ÷ 2 = 12 342 530 531 + 0;
- 12 342 530 531 ÷ 2 = 6 171 265 265 + 1;
- 6 171 265 265 ÷ 2 = 3 085 632 632 + 1;
- 3 085 632 632 ÷ 2 = 1 542 816 316 + 0;
- 1 542 816 316 ÷ 2 = 771 408 158 + 0;
- 771 408 158 ÷ 2 = 385 704 079 + 0;
- 385 704 079 ÷ 2 = 192 852 039 + 1;
- 192 852 039 ÷ 2 = 96 426 019 + 1;
- 96 426 019 ÷ 2 = 48 213 009 + 1;
- 48 213 009 ÷ 2 = 24 106 504 + 1;
- 24 106 504 ÷ 2 = 12 053 252 + 0;
- 12 053 252 ÷ 2 = 6 026 626 + 0;
- 6 026 626 ÷ 2 = 3 013 313 + 0;
- 3 013 313 ÷ 2 = 1 506 656 + 1;
- 1 506 656 ÷ 2 = 753 328 + 0;
- 753 328 ÷ 2 = 376 664 + 0;
- 376 664 ÷ 2 = 188 332 + 0;
- 188 332 ÷ 2 = 94 166 + 0;
- 94 166 ÷ 2 = 47 083 + 0;
- 47 083 ÷ 2 = 23 541 + 1;
- 23 541 ÷ 2 = 11 770 + 1;
- 11 770 ÷ 2 = 5 885 + 0;
- 5 885 ÷ 2 = 2 942 + 1;
- 2 942 ÷ 2 = 1 471 + 0;
- 1 471 ÷ 2 = 735 + 1;
- 735 ÷ 2 = 367 + 1;
- 367 ÷ 2 = 183 + 1;
- 183 ÷ 2 = 91 + 1;
- 91 ÷ 2 = 45 + 1;
- 45 ÷ 2 = 22 + 1;
- 22 ÷ 2 = 11 + 0;
- 11 ÷ 2 = 5 + 1;
- 5 ÷ 2 = 2 + 1;
- 2 ÷ 2 = 1 + 0;
- 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.
101 110 010 110 445(10) = 101 1011 1111 0101 1000 0010 0011 1100 0110 0001 1110 1101(2)
3. Determine the signed binary number bit length:
The base 2 number's actual length, in bits: 47.
- 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, 47,
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:
101 110 010 110 445(10) Base 10 integer number converted and written as a signed binary code (in base 2):
101 110 010 110 445(10) = 0000 0000 0000 0000 0101 1011 1111 0101 1000 0010 0011 1100 0110 0001 1110 1101
Spaces were used to group digits: for binary, by 4, for decimal, by 3.