What are the required steps to convert base 10 integer
number 349 710 349 186 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;
- 349 710 349 186 ÷ 2 = 174 855 174 593 + 0;
- 174 855 174 593 ÷ 2 = 87 427 587 296 + 1;
- 87 427 587 296 ÷ 2 = 43 713 793 648 + 0;
- 43 713 793 648 ÷ 2 = 21 856 896 824 + 0;
- 21 856 896 824 ÷ 2 = 10 928 448 412 + 0;
- 10 928 448 412 ÷ 2 = 5 464 224 206 + 0;
- 5 464 224 206 ÷ 2 = 2 732 112 103 + 0;
- 2 732 112 103 ÷ 2 = 1 366 056 051 + 1;
- 1 366 056 051 ÷ 2 = 683 028 025 + 1;
- 683 028 025 ÷ 2 = 341 514 012 + 1;
- 341 514 012 ÷ 2 = 170 757 006 + 0;
- 170 757 006 ÷ 2 = 85 378 503 + 0;
- 85 378 503 ÷ 2 = 42 689 251 + 1;
- 42 689 251 ÷ 2 = 21 344 625 + 1;
- 21 344 625 ÷ 2 = 10 672 312 + 1;
- 10 672 312 ÷ 2 = 5 336 156 + 0;
- 5 336 156 ÷ 2 = 2 668 078 + 0;
- 2 668 078 ÷ 2 = 1 334 039 + 0;
- 1 334 039 ÷ 2 = 667 019 + 1;
- 667 019 ÷ 2 = 333 509 + 1;
- 333 509 ÷ 2 = 166 754 + 1;
- 166 754 ÷ 2 = 83 377 + 0;
- 83 377 ÷ 2 = 41 688 + 1;
- 41 688 ÷ 2 = 20 844 + 0;
- 20 844 ÷ 2 = 10 422 + 0;
- 10 422 ÷ 2 = 5 211 + 0;
- 5 211 ÷ 2 = 2 605 + 1;
- 2 605 ÷ 2 = 1 302 + 1;
- 1 302 ÷ 2 = 651 + 0;
- 651 ÷ 2 = 325 + 1;
- 325 ÷ 2 = 162 + 1;
- 162 ÷ 2 = 81 + 0;
- 81 ÷ 2 = 40 + 1;
- 40 ÷ 2 = 20 + 0;
- 20 ÷ 2 = 10 + 0;
- 10 ÷ 2 = 5 + 0;
- 5 ÷ 2 = 2 + 1;
- 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.
349 710 349 186(10) = 101 0001 0110 1100 0101 1100 0111 0011 1000 0010(2)
3. Determine the signed binary number bit length:
The base 2 number's actual length, in bits: 39.
- 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, 39,
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:
349 710 349 186(10) Base 10 integer number converted and written as a signed binary code (in base 2):
349 710 349 186(10) = 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0101 0001 0110 1100 0101 1100 0111 0011 1000 0010
Spaces were used to group digits: for binary, by 4, for decimal, by 3.