# Decimal to BCD Converter

Sep 9, 2018 0 Comments

Decimal to BCD Converter is used to convert a Decimal number (Base-10) into Binary Coded Decimal format

##### Input: Paste Decimal numbers below (1 per line if multiple)

Background Information

### Conversion from Decimal to BCD

A Decimal can be converted to BCD in three steps:-

1. Convert each decimal digit into nibble
2. Combine the nibbles into BCD

#### Example Decimal to BCD Conversion

Let's say your Decimal value is 911 and you want to convert it to it's BCD form.

1. Step 1: Convert decimal digits to nibble
• 9 becomes 1001
• 1 becomes 0001
• 1 becomes 0001
2. Step 2: Combine the nibbles to get your BCD number: 100100010001

### Decimal

Decimal is the numeric system most used by us humans. It comprises of 10 digits from 0 to 9.

### Binary Coded Decimal

Binary Coded Decimal or BCD is a set of binary encodings for decimal numbers used in early digital computers. In BCD, a binary sequence is used to represent each digit of the source decimal number