What are the required steps to convert base 10 integer
number 1 161 050 888 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;
- 1 161 050 888 ÷ 2 = 580 525 444 + 0;
- 580 525 444 ÷ 2 = 290 262 722 + 0;
- 290 262 722 ÷ 2 = 145 131 361 + 0;
- 145 131 361 ÷ 2 = 72 565 680 + 1;
- 72 565 680 ÷ 2 = 36 282 840 + 0;
- 36 282 840 ÷ 2 = 18 141 420 + 0;
- 18 141 420 ÷ 2 = 9 070 710 + 0;
- 9 070 710 ÷ 2 = 4 535 355 + 0;
- 4 535 355 ÷ 2 = 2 267 677 + 1;
- 2 267 677 ÷ 2 = 1 133 838 + 1;
- 1 133 838 ÷ 2 = 566 919 + 0;
- 566 919 ÷ 2 = 283 459 + 1;
- 283 459 ÷ 2 = 141 729 + 1;
- 141 729 ÷ 2 = 70 864 + 1;
- 70 864 ÷ 2 = 35 432 + 0;
- 35 432 ÷ 2 = 17 716 + 0;
- 17 716 ÷ 2 = 8 858 + 0;
- 8 858 ÷ 2 = 4 429 + 0;
- 4 429 ÷ 2 = 2 214 + 1;
- 2 214 ÷ 2 = 1 107 + 0;
- 1 107 ÷ 2 = 553 + 1;
- 553 ÷ 2 = 276 + 1;
- 276 ÷ 2 = 138 + 0;
- 138 ÷ 2 = 69 + 0;
- 69 ÷ 2 = 34 + 1;
- 34 ÷ 2 = 17 + 0;
- 17 ÷ 2 = 8 + 1;
- 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.
1 161 050 888(10) = 100 0101 0011 0100 0011 1011 0000 1000(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:
1 161 050 888(10) Base 10 integer number converted and written as a signed binary code (in base 2):
1 161 050 888(10) = 0100 0101 0011 0100 0011 1011 0000 1000
Spaces were used to group digits: for binary, by 4, for decimal, by 3.