Converting Integer to Binary and using bits
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- Subject: [mg29391] Converting Integer to Binary and using bits
- From: Flip at safebunch.com
- Date: Sat, 16 Jun 2001 02:48:02 -0400 (EDT)
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Hi All, I know that there is BaseForm[a,b] to convert between bases, but I need some more functionality. I need to be able to convert a large integer (300 - 600 digits) long to binary, know the number of digits (for a looping variable) and then use each individual bit (from high bit to low bit). For example, n = 11, so 11 base 10 = 1011 base 2. The length = 4. With the for loop, a test of each bit will be done (in this example 1, 0, 1, 1). Can someone give any direction on how to do this? Thanks ... Flip