Problem #WSP - 000008

Problems Algebra and arithmetic Number systems Binary number system

Problem

When we write 137 in decimal, we mean 1102+310+71. If we write it instead using powers of 2, we have 137=127+026+025+024+123+022+021+120. To tell apart binary representation from decimals, we can use the following notation: 137=(10001001)2.

What is the number 273 in binary?