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EXCEL DEC2BIN FUNCTION
Excel DEC2BIN Function Introduction
The Dec2Bin function in Excel transforms a decimal value to a binary (Base 2) number.
Description of Excel DEC2BIN Function
Syntax :
=DEC2BIN ( number, [places])
Parameters :
- The following are the function arguments:
Number :
The decimal value to be converted to binary.
Places :
- An optional parameter indicates the amount of characters to be included in the returned binary number.
- If this value is more than zero, the binary integer will be padded with leading zeros.
- If omitted, the returned binary utilises the fewest possible locations.
Step By Step Guide of DEC2BIN Function
Example :
The spreadsheets below demonstrate five instances of the Excel Dec2Bin function. It’s worth noting that the negative binary integer in cell A4 in the above example spreadsheet is represented using two’s complement notation.
Key Points
- #NUM! – Occurs if the given number argument is either -512 or more than 511; the resultant binary number requires more places than the supplied [places] parameter; The given [places] parameter is 0 or greater than 10.
- #VALUE! – Occurs when one or both of the supplied numbers or [places] are non-numeric.
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