What are the required steps to convert base 10 integer
number 82 827 745 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;
- 82 827 745 ÷ 2 = 41 413 872 + 1;
- 41 413 872 ÷ 2 = 20 706 936 + 0;
- 20 706 936 ÷ 2 = 10 353 468 + 0;
- 10 353 468 ÷ 2 = 5 176 734 + 0;
- 5 176 734 ÷ 2 = 2 588 367 + 0;
- 2 588 367 ÷ 2 = 1 294 183 + 1;
- 1 294 183 ÷ 2 = 647 091 + 1;
- 647 091 ÷ 2 = 323 545 + 1;
- 323 545 ÷ 2 = 161 772 + 1;
- 161 772 ÷ 2 = 80 886 + 0;
- 80 886 ÷ 2 = 40 443 + 0;
- 40 443 ÷ 2 = 20 221 + 1;
- 20 221 ÷ 2 = 10 110 + 1;
- 10 110 ÷ 2 = 5 055 + 0;
- 5 055 ÷ 2 = 2 527 + 1;
- 2 527 ÷ 2 = 1 263 + 1;
- 1 263 ÷ 2 = 631 + 1;
- 631 ÷ 2 = 315 + 1;
- 315 ÷ 2 = 157 + 1;
- 157 ÷ 2 = 78 + 1;
- 78 ÷ 2 = 39 + 0;
- 39 ÷ 2 = 19 + 1;
- 19 ÷ 2 = 9 + 1;
- 9 ÷ 2 = 4 + 1;
- 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.
82 827 745(10) = 100 1110 1111 1101 1001 1110 0001(2)
3. Determine the signed binary number bit length:
The base 2 number's actual length, in bits: 27.
- 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, 27,
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:
82 827 745(10) Base 10 integer number converted and written as a signed binary code (in base 2):
82 827 745(10) = 0000 0100 1110 1111 1101 1001 1110 0001
Spaces were used to group digits: for binary, by 4, for decimal, by 3.