SECTION I-2: Converting from Decimal to Binary
One method of converting from decimal to binary is to divide the decimal number by 2 repeatedly, keeping track of the remainders, This process continues until the quotient becomes zero. The remainders are then written in reverse order to obtain the binary number. This is demonstrated below.
| Convert 2510 to Binary |
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| Quotient | Remainder | |||
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| 25/2 | = | 12 | 1 | LSB (Least Significant Bit) |
| 12/2 | = | 6 | 0 | |
| 6/2 | = | 3 | 0 | |
| 3/2 | = | 1 | 1 | |
| 1/2 | = | 0 | 1 | MSB (Most Significant Bit) |
| Therefore, 2510 = 110012 |
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