Question

Write 304 in base 5.

Answer 1

To convert decimal number 304 to quinary, follow these steps:

#1. Divide 304 by 5 keeping notice of the quotient and the remainder.

#2. Continue dividing the quotient by 5 until you get a quotient of zero.

#3. Then just write out the remainders in the reverse order to get quinary equivalent of decimal number 304.

Using the above steps, here is the work involved in the solution for converting 304 to quinary number:

304 / 5 = 60 with remainder 4

60 / 5 = 12 with remainder 0

12 / 5 = 2 with remainder 2

2 / 5 = 0 with remainder 2

Then just write down the remainders in the reverse order to get the answer, The decimal number 304 converted to quinary is therefore equal to : 2204

Answer: 2204