What are the required steps to convert base 10 integer
number 11 101 001 010 328 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;
- 11 101 001 010 328 ÷ 2 = 5 550 500 505 164 + 0;
- 5 550 500 505 164 ÷ 2 = 2 775 250 252 582 + 0;
- 2 775 250 252 582 ÷ 2 = 1 387 625 126 291 + 0;
- 1 387 625 126 291 ÷ 2 = 693 812 563 145 + 1;
- 693 812 563 145 ÷ 2 = 346 906 281 572 + 1;
- 346 906 281 572 ÷ 2 = 173 453 140 786 + 0;
- 173 453 140 786 ÷ 2 = 86 726 570 393 + 0;
- 86 726 570 393 ÷ 2 = 43 363 285 196 + 1;
- 43 363 285 196 ÷ 2 = 21 681 642 598 + 0;
- 21 681 642 598 ÷ 2 = 10 840 821 299 + 0;
- 10 840 821 299 ÷ 2 = 5 420 410 649 + 1;
- 5 420 410 649 ÷ 2 = 2 710 205 324 + 1;
- 2 710 205 324 ÷ 2 = 1 355 102 662 + 0;
- 1 355 102 662 ÷ 2 = 677 551 331 + 0;
- 677 551 331 ÷ 2 = 338 775 665 + 1;
- 338 775 665 ÷ 2 = 169 387 832 + 1;
- 169 387 832 ÷ 2 = 84 693 916 + 0;
- 84 693 916 ÷ 2 = 42 346 958 + 0;
- 42 346 958 ÷ 2 = 21 173 479 + 0;
- 21 173 479 ÷ 2 = 10 586 739 + 1;
- 10 586 739 ÷ 2 = 5 293 369 + 1;
- 5 293 369 ÷ 2 = 2 646 684 + 1;
- 2 646 684 ÷ 2 = 1 323 342 + 0;
- 1 323 342 ÷ 2 = 661 671 + 0;
- 661 671 ÷ 2 = 330 835 + 1;
- 330 835 ÷ 2 = 165 417 + 1;
- 165 417 ÷ 2 = 82 708 + 1;
- 82 708 ÷ 2 = 41 354 + 0;
- 41 354 ÷ 2 = 20 677 + 0;
- 20 677 ÷ 2 = 10 338 + 1;
- 10 338 ÷ 2 = 5 169 + 0;
- 5 169 ÷ 2 = 2 584 + 1;
- 2 584 ÷ 2 = 1 292 + 0;
- 1 292 ÷ 2 = 646 + 0;
- 646 ÷ 2 = 323 + 0;
- 323 ÷ 2 = 161 + 1;
- 161 ÷ 2 = 80 + 1;
- 80 ÷ 2 = 40 + 0;
- 40 ÷ 2 = 20 + 0;
- 20 ÷ 2 = 10 + 0;
- 10 ÷ 2 = 5 + 0;
- 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.
11 101 001 010 328(10) = 1010 0001 1000 1010 0111 0011 1000 1100 1100 1001 1000(2)
3. Determine the signed binary number bit length:
The base 2 number's actual length, in bits: 44.
- 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, 44,
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:
11 101 001 010 328(10) Base 10 integer number converted and written as a signed binary code (in base 2):
11 101 001 010 328(10) = 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 1010 0001 1000 1010 0111 0011 1000 1100 1100 1001 1000
Spaces were used to group digits: for binary, by 4, for decimal, by 3.