What are the required steps to convert base 10 integer
number 1 101 097 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;
- 1 101 097 ÷ 2 = 550 548 + 1;
- 550 548 ÷ 2 = 275 274 + 0;
- 275 274 ÷ 2 = 137 637 + 0;
- 137 637 ÷ 2 = 68 818 + 1;
- 68 818 ÷ 2 = 34 409 + 0;
- 34 409 ÷ 2 = 17 204 + 1;
- 17 204 ÷ 2 = 8 602 + 0;
- 8 602 ÷ 2 = 4 301 + 0;
- 4 301 ÷ 2 = 2 150 + 1;
- 2 150 ÷ 2 = 1 075 + 0;
- 1 075 ÷ 2 = 537 + 1;
- 537 ÷ 2 = 268 + 1;
- 268 ÷ 2 = 134 + 0;
- 134 ÷ 2 = 67 + 0;
- 67 ÷ 2 = 33 + 1;
- 33 ÷ 2 = 16 + 1;
- 16 ÷ 2 = 8 + 0;
- 8 ÷ 2 = 4 + 0;
- 4 ÷ 2 = 2 + 0;
- 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.
1 101 097(10) = 1 0000 1100 1101 0010 1001(2)
3. Determine the signed binary number bit length:
The base 2 number's actual length, in bits: 21.
- 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, 21,
3) so that the first bit (leftmost) could be zero
(we deal with a positive number at this moment)
=== is: 32.
4. 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:
1 101 097(10) Base 10 integer number converted and written as a signed binary code (in base 2):
1 101 097(10) = 0000 0000 0001 0000 1100 1101 0010 1001
Spaces were used to group digits: for binary, by 4, for decimal, by 3.