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1 362880 can be converted easily from decimal to binary. The methods mentioned below will help us convert the number. Let’s see how it is done.

2 Expansion Method:Let us see the step-by-step process of converting 362880 using the expansion method.

3 Step 1 -Figure out the place values: In the binary system, each<a>place value</a>is a<a>power</a>of 2. Therefore, in the first step, we will ascertain the powers of 2. 2^0 = 1 2^1 = 2 2^2 = 4 2^3 = 8 2^4 = 16 ... 2^17 = 131072 2^18 = 262144 2^19 = 524288 Since 524288 is<a>greater than</a>362880, we stop at 2^18 = 262144.

4 Step 2 -Identify the largest power of 2: In the previous step, we stopped at 2^18 = 262144. This is because in this step, we have to identify the largest power of 2, which is<a>less than</a>or equal to the given number, 362880. Since 2^18 is the number we are looking for, write 1 in the 2^18 place. Now the value of 2^18, which is 262144, is subtracted from 362880. 362880 - 262144 = 100736.

5 Step 3 -Identify the next largest power of 2: In this step, we need to find the largest power of 2 that fits into the result of the previous step, 100736. The next largest power of 2 is 2^16, which is less than or equal to 100736. Now, we have to write 1 in the 2^16 places. And then subtract 65536 from 100736. 100736 - 65536 = 35200.

6 Step 4 -Continue the process: Repeat the previous steps, identifying the largest power of 2 that fits into the remaining number, writing 1 in the appropriate place, subtracting that power of 2, and continuing until the remainder is 0. Now, by substituting the values, we get: 1 in the 2^18 place 0 in the 2^17 place 1 in the 2^16 place 1 in the 2^15 place 0 in the 2^14 place 0 in the 2^13 place 0 in the 2^12 place 1 in the 2^11 place 1 in the 2^10 place 1 in the 2^9 place 1 in the 2^8 place 0 in the 2^7 place 0 in the 2^6 place 0 in the<a>2^5</a>place 0 in the 2^4 place 0 in the 2^3 place 0 in the 2^2 place 0 in the 2^1 place 0 in the 2^0 place

7 Step 5 -Write the values in reverse order: We now write the numbers upside down to represent 362880 in binary. Therefore, 101100011110000000 is 362880 in binary.

8 Grouping Method:In this method, we divide the number 362880 by 2. Let us see the step-by-step conversion.

9 Step 1 -Divide the given number 362880 by 2. 362880 / 2 = 181440. Here, 181440 is the quotient and 0 is the remainder.

10 Step 2 -Divide the previous quotient (181440) by 2. 181440 / 2 = 90720. Here, the quotient is 90720 and the remainder is 0.

11 Step 3 -Repeat the previous step. 90720 / 2 = 45360. Now, the quotient is 45360, and 0 is the remainder. ...Continue this process until the quotient becomes 0.

12 Step 4 -Write down the remainders from bottom to top. Therefore, 362880 (decimal) = 101100011110000000 (binary).