What are the required steps to convert base 10 integer
number 11 110 001 109 488 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;
- 11 110 001 109 488 ÷ 2 = 5 555 000 554 744 + 0;
- 5 555 000 554 744 ÷ 2 = 2 777 500 277 372 + 0;
- 2 777 500 277 372 ÷ 2 = 1 388 750 138 686 + 0;
- 1 388 750 138 686 ÷ 2 = 694 375 069 343 + 0;
- 694 375 069 343 ÷ 2 = 347 187 534 671 + 1;
- 347 187 534 671 ÷ 2 = 173 593 767 335 + 1;
- 173 593 767 335 ÷ 2 = 86 796 883 667 + 1;
- 86 796 883 667 ÷ 2 = 43 398 441 833 + 1;
- 43 398 441 833 ÷ 2 = 21 699 220 916 + 1;
- 21 699 220 916 ÷ 2 = 10 849 610 458 + 0;
- 10 849 610 458 ÷ 2 = 5 424 805 229 + 0;
- 5 424 805 229 ÷ 2 = 2 712 402 614 + 1;
- 2 712 402 614 ÷ 2 = 1 356 201 307 + 0;
- 1 356 201 307 ÷ 2 = 678 100 653 + 1;
- 678 100 653 ÷ 2 = 339 050 326 + 1;
- 339 050 326 ÷ 2 = 169 525 163 + 0;
- 169 525 163 ÷ 2 = 84 762 581 + 1;
- 84 762 581 ÷ 2 = 42 381 290 + 1;
- 42 381 290 ÷ 2 = 21 190 645 + 0;
- 21 190 645 ÷ 2 = 10 595 322 + 1;
- 10 595 322 ÷ 2 = 5 297 661 + 0;
- 5 297 661 ÷ 2 = 2 648 830 + 1;
- 2 648 830 ÷ 2 = 1 324 415 + 0;
- 1 324 415 ÷ 2 = 662 207 + 1;
- 662 207 ÷ 2 = 331 103 + 1;
- 331 103 ÷ 2 = 165 551 + 1;
- 165 551 ÷ 2 = 82 775 + 1;
- 82 775 ÷ 2 = 41 387 + 1;
- 41 387 ÷ 2 = 20 693 + 1;
- 20 693 ÷ 2 = 10 346 + 1;
- 10 346 ÷ 2 = 5 173 + 0;
- 5 173 ÷ 2 = 2 586 + 1;
- 2 586 ÷ 2 = 1 293 + 0;
- 1 293 ÷ 2 = 646 + 1;
- 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.
11 110 001 109 488(10) = 1010 0001 1010 1011 1111 1010 1011 0110 1001 1111 0000(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:
11 110 001 109 488(10) Base 10 integer number converted and written as a signed binary code (in base 2):
11 110 001 109 488(10) = 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 1010 0001 1010 1011 1111 1010 1011 0110 1001 1111 0000
Spaces were used to group digits: for binary, by 4, for decimal, by 3.