What are the required steps to convert base 10 integer
number 2 381 807 713 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;
- 2 381 807 713 ÷ 2 = 1 190 903 856 + 1;
- 1 190 903 856 ÷ 2 = 595 451 928 + 0;
- 595 451 928 ÷ 2 = 297 725 964 + 0;
- 297 725 964 ÷ 2 = 148 862 982 + 0;
- 148 862 982 ÷ 2 = 74 431 491 + 0;
- 74 431 491 ÷ 2 = 37 215 745 + 1;
- 37 215 745 ÷ 2 = 18 607 872 + 1;
- 18 607 872 ÷ 2 = 9 303 936 + 0;
- 9 303 936 ÷ 2 = 4 651 968 + 0;
- 4 651 968 ÷ 2 = 2 325 984 + 0;
- 2 325 984 ÷ 2 = 1 162 992 + 0;
- 1 162 992 ÷ 2 = 581 496 + 0;
- 581 496 ÷ 2 = 290 748 + 0;
- 290 748 ÷ 2 = 145 374 + 0;
- 145 374 ÷ 2 = 72 687 + 0;
- 72 687 ÷ 2 = 36 343 + 1;
- 36 343 ÷ 2 = 18 171 + 1;
- 18 171 ÷ 2 = 9 085 + 1;
- 9 085 ÷ 2 = 4 542 + 1;
- 4 542 ÷ 2 = 2 271 + 0;
- 2 271 ÷ 2 = 1 135 + 1;
- 1 135 ÷ 2 = 567 + 1;
- 567 ÷ 2 = 283 + 1;
- 283 ÷ 2 = 141 + 1;
- 141 ÷ 2 = 70 + 1;
- 70 ÷ 2 = 35 + 0;
- 35 ÷ 2 = 17 + 1;
- 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.
2 381 807 713(10) = 1000 1101 1111 0111 1000 0000 0110 0001(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:
2 381 807 713(10) Base 10 integer number converted and written as a signed binary code (in base 2):
2 381 807 713(10) = 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 1000 1101 1111 0111 1000 0000 0110 0001
Spaces were used to group digits: for binary, by 4, for decimal, by 3.