What are the required steps to convert base 10 integer
number 1 132 701 393 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;
- 1 132 701 393 ÷ 2 = 566 350 696 + 1;
- 566 350 696 ÷ 2 = 283 175 348 + 0;
- 283 175 348 ÷ 2 = 141 587 674 + 0;
- 141 587 674 ÷ 2 = 70 793 837 + 0;
- 70 793 837 ÷ 2 = 35 396 918 + 1;
- 35 396 918 ÷ 2 = 17 698 459 + 0;
- 17 698 459 ÷ 2 = 8 849 229 + 1;
- 8 849 229 ÷ 2 = 4 424 614 + 1;
- 4 424 614 ÷ 2 = 2 212 307 + 0;
- 2 212 307 ÷ 2 = 1 106 153 + 1;
- 1 106 153 ÷ 2 = 553 076 + 1;
- 553 076 ÷ 2 = 276 538 + 0;
- 276 538 ÷ 2 = 138 269 + 0;
- 138 269 ÷ 2 = 69 134 + 1;
- 69 134 ÷ 2 = 34 567 + 0;
- 34 567 ÷ 2 = 17 283 + 1;
- 17 283 ÷ 2 = 8 641 + 1;
- 8 641 ÷ 2 = 4 320 + 1;
- 4 320 ÷ 2 = 2 160 + 0;
- 2 160 ÷ 2 = 1 080 + 0;
- 1 080 ÷ 2 = 540 + 0;
- 540 ÷ 2 = 270 + 0;
- 270 ÷ 2 = 135 + 0;
- 135 ÷ 2 = 67 + 1;
- 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.
1 132 701 393(10) = 100 0011 1000 0011 1010 0110 1101 0001(2)
3. Determine the signed binary number bit length:
The base 2 number's actual length, in bits: 31.
- 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, 31,
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:
1 132 701 393(10) Base 10 integer number converted and written as a signed binary code (in base 2):
1 132 701 393(10) = 0100 0011 1000 0011 1010 0110 1101 0001
Spaces were used to group digits: for binary, by 4, for decimal, by 3.