Answer
The number of binary digits needed to represent 148206 = $\lfloor log_2(148206) \rfloor$ +1 = 18
Work Step by Step
The number of binary digits needed to represent $n$ is $\lfloor log_2(n) \rfloor +1$.
Discrete Mathematics with Applications 4th Edition
by Epp, Susanna S.
Published by
Cengage Learning
ISBN 10:
0-49539-132-8
ISBN 13:
978-0-49539-132-6
Chapter 11 - Analysis of Algorithm Efficiency - Exercise Set 11.4 - Page 763: 18
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