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We are done. 168 converted from decimal to binary notation equals 101010002.

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Convert 168 from decimal to binary

(base 2) notation:

Power Test

Raise our base of 2 to a power

Start at 0 and increasing by 1 until it is >= 168

20 = 1

21 = 2

22 = 4

23 = 8

24 = 16

25 = 32

26 = 64

27 = 128

28 = 256 <--- Stop: This is greater than 168

Since 256 is greater than 168, we use 1 power less as our starting point which equals 7

Build binary notation

Work backwards from a power of 7

We start with a total sum of 0:


27 = 128

The highest coefficient less than 1 we can multiply this by to stay under 168 is 1

Multiplying this coefficient by our original value, we get: 1 * 128 = 128

Add our new value to our running total, we get:
0 + 128 = 128

This is <= 168, so we assign our outside coefficient of 1 for this digit.

Our new sum becomes 128

Our binary notation is now equal to 1


26 = 64

The highest coefficient less than 1 we can multiply this by to stay under 168 is 1

Multiplying this coefficient by our original value, we get: 1 * 64 = 64

Add our new value to our running total, we get:
128 + 64 = 192

This is > 168, so we assign a 0 for this digit.

Our total sum remains the same at 128

Our binary notation is now equal to 10


25 = 32

The highest coefficient less than 1 we can multiply this by to stay under 168 is 1

Multiplying this coefficient by our original value, we get: 1 * 32 = 32

Add our new value to our running total, we get:
128 + 32 = 160

This is <= 168, so we assign our outside coefficient of 1 for this digit.

Our new sum becomes 160

Our binary notation is now equal to 101


24 = 16

The highest coefficient less than 1 we can multiply this by to stay under 168 is 1

Multiplying this coefficient by our original value, we get: 1 * 16 = 16

Add our new value to our running total, we get:
160 + 16 = 176

This is > 168, so we assign a 0 for this digit.

Our total sum remains the same at 160

Our binary notation is now equal to 1010


23 = 8

The highest coefficient less than 1 we can multiply this by to stay under 168 is 1

Multiplying this coefficient by our original value, we get: 1 * 8 = 8

Add our new value to our running total, we get:
160 + 8 = 168

This = 168, so we assign our outside coefficient of 1 for this digit.

Our new sum becomes 168

Our binary notation is now equal to 10101


22 = 4

The highest coefficient less than 1 we can multiply this by to stay under 168 is 1

Multiplying this coefficient by our original value, we get: 1 * 4 = 4

Add our new value to our running total, we get:
168 + 4 = 172

This is > 168, so we assign a 0 for this digit.

Our total sum remains the same at 168

Our binary notation is now equal to 101010


21 = 2

The highest coefficient less than 1 we can multiply this by to stay under 168 is 1

Multiplying this coefficient by our original value, we get: 1 * 2 = 2

Add our new value to our running total, we get:
168 + 2 = 170

This is > 168, so we assign a 0 for this digit.

Our total sum remains the same at 168

Our binary notation is now equal to 1010100


20 = 1

The highest coefficient less than 1 we can multiply this by to stay under 168 is 1

Multiplying this coefficient by our original value, we get: 1 * 1 = 1

Add our new value to our running total, we get:
168 + 1 = 169

This is > 168, so we assign a 0 for this digit.

Our total sum remains the same at 168

Our binary notation is now equal to 10101000


Final Answer

We are done. 168 converted from decimal to binary notation equals 101010002.
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