What are the required steps to convert base 10 integer
number 2 290 648 864 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;
- 2 290 648 864 ÷ 2 = 1 145 324 432 + 0;
- 1 145 324 432 ÷ 2 = 572 662 216 + 0;
- 572 662 216 ÷ 2 = 286 331 108 + 0;
- 286 331 108 ÷ 2 = 143 165 554 + 0;
- 143 165 554 ÷ 2 = 71 582 777 + 0;
- 71 582 777 ÷ 2 = 35 791 388 + 1;
- 35 791 388 ÷ 2 = 17 895 694 + 0;
- 17 895 694 ÷ 2 = 8 947 847 + 0;
- 8 947 847 ÷ 2 = 4 473 923 + 1;
- 4 473 923 ÷ 2 = 2 236 961 + 1;
- 2 236 961 ÷ 2 = 1 118 480 + 1;
- 1 118 480 ÷ 2 = 559 240 + 0;
- 559 240 ÷ 2 = 279 620 + 0;
- 279 620 ÷ 2 = 139 810 + 0;
- 139 810 ÷ 2 = 69 905 + 0;
- 69 905 ÷ 2 = 34 952 + 1;
- 34 952 ÷ 2 = 17 476 + 0;
- 17 476 ÷ 2 = 8 738 + 0;
- 8 738 ÷ 2 = 4 369 + 0;
- 4 369 ÷ 2 = 2 184 + 1;
- 2 184 ÷ 2 = 1 092 + 0;
- 1 092 ÷ 2 = 546 + 0;
- 546 ÷ 2 = 273 + 0;
- 273 ÷ 2 = 136 + 1;
- 136 ÷ 2 = 68 + 0;
- 68 ÷ 2 = 34 + 0;
- 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.
2 290 648 864(10) = 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 0111 0010 0000(2)
3. Determine the signed binary number bit length:
The base 2 number's actual length, in bits: 32.
- 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, 32,
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:
2 290 648 864(10) Base 10 integer number converted and written as a signed binary code (in base 2):
2 290 648 864(10) = 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 0111 0010 0000
Spaces were used to group digits: for binary, by 4, for decimal, by 3.