When we write 137 in decimal, we mean 1⋅102+3⋅10+7⋅1. If we write it instead using powers of 2, we have 137=1⋅27+0⋅26+0⋅25+0⋅24+1⋅23+0⋅22+0⋅21+1⋅20. To tell apart binary representation from decimals, we can use the following notation: 137=(10001001)2.
What is the number 273 in binary?