Decimal to binary conversion by C programming language

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Convert decimal to binary using C

We can convert decimal to binary using C program. In this article we will convert a decimal number to its equivalent binary number through a C program.

We know the base of decimal number is 10 and the base of binary number is 2. Here we will perform this program assuming that the size of integer is 4 byte (32 bits). We will use bitwise operator here to make this program. So, lets see the program to convert a decimal number to its equivalent binary number.

Learn how to convert a decimal number to its equivalent binary number.

Decimal to binary using bitwise operator in C

#include <stdio.h>
int main(){
  int num, i, j;

  printf("Enter a decimal number to convert : ");
  scanf("%d", &num);

  printf("\nBinary equivalent of %d is = \n", num);

  for (i = 31; i >= 0; i--){
    j = num >> i;

    if (j & 1){
      printf("1");
    }else{
      printf("0");
    }
  }

  printf("\n");

  return 0;
}

Output of this decimal to binary program:

decimal to binary program in c

Decimal to binary using array in C

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Output of this decimal to binary program

C program to convert decimal to binary using recursion

#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>

char *converter(int);

int main(){
  int num;
  char *a;

  printf("Enter a number to convert : ");
  scanf("%d", &num);

  a = converter(num);
  printf("\nBinary equivalent of %d is = %s\n", num, a);

  free(a);

  return 0;
}

char *converter(int k){
  int x, y, i;
  char *z;

  i = 0;
  z = (char*)malloc(32+1);

  if (z == NULL)
    exit(EXIT_FAILURE);

  for (x = 31 ; x >= 0 ; x--){
    y = k >> x;

    if (y & 1){
      *(z + i) = 1 + '0';
    }else{
      *(z + i) = 0 + '0';
      }
    i++;
  }
  *(z + i) = '\0';

  return  z;
}

Program output is as follows:

Enter a number to convert : 63

Binary equivalent of 63 is = 00000000000000000000000000111111

Process returned 0 (0x0)   execution time : 14.774 s
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