What are the required steps to convert base 10 integer
number 28 102 245 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;
- 28 102 245 ÷ 2 = 14 051 122 + 1;
- 14 051 122 ÷ 2 = 7 025 561 + 0;
- 7 025 561 ÷ 2 = 3 512 780 + 1;
- 3 512 780 ÷ 2 = 1 756 390 + 0;
- 1 756 390 ÷ 2 = 878 195 + 0;
- 878 195 ÷ 2 = 439 097 + 1;
- 439 097 ÷ 2 = 219 548 + 1;
- 219 548 ÷ 2 = 109 774 + 0;
- 109 774 ÷ 2 = 54 887 + 0;
- 54 887 ÷ 2 = 27 443 + 1;
- 27 443 ÷ 2 = 13 721 + 1;
- 13 721 ÷ 2 = 6 860 + 1;
- 6 860 ÷ 2 = 3 430 + 0;
- 3 430 ÷ 2 = 1 715 + 0;
- 1 715 ÷ 2 = 857 + 1;
- 857 ÷ 2 = 428 + 1;
- 428 ÷ 2 = 214 + 0;
- 214 ÷ 2 = 107 + 0;
- 107 ÷ 2 = 53 + 1;
- 53 ÷ 2 = 26 + 1;
- 26 ÷ 2 = 13 + 0;
- 13 ÷ 2 = 6 + 1;
- 6 ÷ 2 = 3 + 0;
- 3 ÷ 2 = 1 + 1;
- 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.
28 102 245(10) = 1 1010 1100 1100 1110 0110 0101(2)
3. Determine the signed binary number bit length:
The base 2 number's actual length, in bits: 25.
- 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, 25,
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:
28 102 245(10) Base 10 integer number converted and written as a signed binary code (in base 2):
28 102 245(10) = 0000 0001 1010 1100 1100 1110 0110 0101
Spaces were used to group digits: for binary, by 4, for decimal, by 3.