What are the required steps to convert base 10 integer
number 3 239 582 365 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;
- 3 239 582 365 ÷ 2 = 1 619 791 182 + 1;
- 1 619 791 182 ÷ 2 = 809 895 591 + 0;
- 809 895 591 ÷ 2 = 404 947 795 + 1;
- 404 947 795 ÷ 2 = 202 473 897 + 1;
- 202 473 897 ÷ 2 = 101 236 948 + 1;
- 101 236 948 ÷ 2 = 50 618 474 + 0;
- 50 618 474 ÷ 2 = 25 309 237 + 0;
- 25 309 237 ÷ 2 = 12 654 618 + 1;
- 12 654 618 ÷ 2 = 6 327 309 + 0;
- 6 327 309 ÷ 2 = 3 163 654 + 1;
- 3 163 654 ÷ 2 = 1 581 827 + 0;
- 1 581 827 ÷ 2 = 790 913 + 1;
- 790 913 ÷ 2 = 395 456 + 1;
- 395 456 ÷ 2 = 197 728 + 0;
- 197 728 ÷ 2 = 98 864 + 0;
- 98 864 ÷ 2 = 49 432 + 0;
- 49 432 ÷ 2 = 24 716 + 0;
- 24 716 ÷ 2 = 12 358 + 0;
- 12 358 ÷ 2 = 6 179 + 0;
- 6 179 ÷ 2 = 3 089 + 1;
- 3 089 ÷ 2 = 1 544 + 1;
- 1 544 ÷ 2 = 772 + 0;
- 772 ÷ 2 = 386 + 0;
- 386 ÷ 2 = 193 + 0;
- 193 ÷ 2 = 96 + 1;
- 96 ÷ 2 = 48 + 0;
- 48 ÷ 2 = 24 + 0;
- 24 ÷ 2 = 12 + 0;
- 12 ÷ 2 = 6 + 0;
- 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.
3 239 582 365(10) = 1100 0001 0001 1000 0001 1010 1001 1101(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:
3 239 582 365(10) Base 10 integer number converted and written as a signed binary code (in base 2):
3 239 582 365(10) = 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 1100 0001 0001 1000 0001 1010 1001 1101
Spaces were used to group digits: for binary, by 4, for decimal, by 3.