Number Representation


Binary Numbers

What Does the Binary Number 00101011 Mean?

2726 2524 2322 2120
128's64's 32's16's 8's4's 2's1's
0010 1011
     
0 * 1280 * 64 1 * 320 * 16 1 * 80 * 4 1 * 21 * 1    ( = 4310)
0 * 270 * 26 1 * 250 * 24 1 * 230 * 22 1 * 211 * 20    ( = 4310)


Alyce Brady, Kalamazoo College