What are the required steps to convert base 10 integer
number 110 011 101 101 284 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;
- 110 011 101 101 284 ÷ 2 = 55 005 550 550 642 + 0;
- 55 005 550 550 642 ÷ 2 = 27 502 775 275 321 + 0;
- 27 502 775 275 321 ÷ 2 = 13 751 387 637 660 + 1;
- 13 751 387 637 660 ÷ 2 = 6 875 693 818 830 + 0;
- 6 875 693 818 830 ÷ 2 = 3 437 846 909 415 + 0;
- 3 437 846 909 415 ÷ 2 = 1 718 923 454 707 + 1;
- 1 718 923 454 707 ÷ 2 = 859 461 727 353 + 1;
- 859 461 727 353 ÷ 2 = 429 730 863 676 + 1;
- 429 730 863 676 ÷ 2 = 214 865 431 838 + 0;
- 214 865 431 838 ÷ 2 = 107 432 715 919 + 0;
- 107 432 715 919 ÷ 2 = 53 716 357 959 + 1;
- 53 716 357 959 ÷ 2 = 26 858 178 979 + 1;
- 26 858 178 979 ÷ 2 = 13 429 089 489 + 1;
- 13 429 089 489 ÷ 2 = 6 714 544 744 + 1;
- 6 714 544 744 ÷ 2 = 3 357 272 372 + 0;
- 3 357 272 372 ÷ 2 = 1 678 636 186 + 0;
- 1 678 636 186 ÷ 2 = 839 318 093 + 0;
- 839 318 093 ÷ 2 = 419 659 046 + 1;
- 419 659 046 ÷ 2 = 209 829 523 + 0;
- 209 829 523 ÷ 2 = 104 914 761 + 1;
- 104 914 761 ÷ 2 = 52 457 380 + 1;
- 52 457 380 ÷ 2 = 26 228 690 + 0;
- 26 228 690 ÷ 2 = 13 114 345 + 0;
- 13 114 345 ÷ 2 = 6 557 172 + 1;
- 6 557 172 ÷ 2 = 3 278 586 + 0;
- 3 278 586 ÷ 2 = 1 639 293 + 0;
- 1 639 293 ÷ 2 = 819 646 + 1;
- 819 646 ÷ 2 = 409 823 + 0;
- 409 823 ÷ 2 = 204 911 + 1;
- 204 911 ÷ 2 = 102 455 + 1;
- 102 455 ÷ 2 = 51 227 + 1;
- 51 227 ÷ 2 = 25 613 + 1;
- 25 613 ÷ 2 = 12 806 + 1;
- 12 806 ÷ 2 = 6 403 + 0;
- 6 403 ÷ 2 = 3 201 + 1;
- 3 201 ÷ 2 = 1 600 + 1;
- 1 600 ÷ 2 = 800 + 0;
- 800 ÷ 2 = 400 + 0;
- 400 ÷ 2 = 200 + 0;
- 200 ÷ 2 = 100 + 0;
- 100 ÷ 2 = 50 + 0;
- 50 ÷ 2 = 25 + 0;
- 25 ÷ 2 = 12 + 1;
- 12 ÷ 2 = 6 + 0;
- 6 ÷ 2 = 3 + 0;
- 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.
110 011 101 101 284(10) = 110 0100 0000 1101 1111 0100 1001 1010 0011 1100 1110 0100(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:
110 011 101 101 284(10) Base 10 integer number converted and written as a signed binary code (in base 2):
110 011 101 101 284(10) = 0000 0000 0000 0000 0110 0100 0000 1101 1111 0100 1001 1010 0011 1100 1110 0100
Spaces were used to group digits: for binary, by 4, for decimal, by 3.