How to Convert 1988 to Binary

Here we will show you step-by-step how to convert the decimal number 1988 to binary.

First, note that decimal numbers use 10 digits (0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9) and binary numbers use only 2 digits (0 and 1).

As we explain the steps to converting 1988 to binary, it is important to know the name of the parts of a division problem. In a problem like A divided by B equals C, A is the Dividend, B is the Divisor and C is the Quotient.

The Quotient has two parts. The Whole part and the Fractional part. The Fractional part is also known as the Remainder.

Step 1) Divide 1988 by 2 to get the Quotient. Keep the Whole part for the next step and set the Remainder aside.

Step 2) Divide the Whole part of the Quotient from Step 1 by 2. Again, keep the Whole part and set the Remainder aside.

Step 3) Repeat Step 2 above until the Whole part is 0.

Step 4) Write down the Remainders in reverse order to get the answer to 1988 as a binary.

Here we will show our work so you can follow along:

1988 ÷ 2 = 994 with 0 remainder
994 ÷ 2 = 497 with 0 remainder
497 ÷ 2 = 248 with 1 remainder
248 ÷ 2 = 124 with 0 remainder
124 ÷ 2 = 62 with 0 remainder
62 ÷ 2 = 31 with 0 remainder
31 ÷ 2 = 15 with 1 remainder
15 ÷ 2 = 7 with 1 remainder
7 ÷ 2 = 3 with 1 remainder
3 ÷ 2 = 1 with 1 remainder
1 ÷ 2 = 0 with 1 remainder

Then, when we put the remainders together in reverse order, we get the answer. The decimal number 1988 converted to binary is therefore:

11111000100

So what we did on the page was to Convert A₁₀ to B₂, where A is the decimal number 1988 and B is the binary number 11111000100. Which means that you can display decimal number 1988 to binary in mathematical terms as follows:

1988₁₀ = 11111000100₂

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