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1204 = 1024 + 128 + 32 + 16 + 4
= 1*1024 + 0 + 0 + 128 + 0 + 32 + 16 + 0 + 4 + 0 + 00*512 + 0*256 + 1*128 + 0*64 + 1*32 + 1*16 + 0*8 + 1*4 + 0*2 + 0*1
= 1*2^10 + 0*2^9 + 0*2^8 + 1*2^7 + 0*2^6 + 1*2^5 + 1*2^4 + 0*2^3 + 1*2^2 + 0*2^1 + 0*2^0
= 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 (bin)
= 10010110100 (bin)
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