Answer to Question #173391 in Assembler for Kent

Question

5. What is the minimum number of binary bits needed to represent each of the following

unsigned decimal integers?

a. 65

b. 409

c. 16385

Answer 1

a. 65               =100 0001                            7 binary bits

b. 409             =1 1001 1001                      9 binary bits

c. 16385         =100 0000 0000 0001       15 binary bits