Using DEC2BIN() with large numbers

Question

I\'m trying to convert 4503599627370495 into binary in Excel. DEC2BIN() returns #NUM! error because DEC2BIN cannot handle such a large number.

Any thou

Answer 1

See VBA posted here

' The DecimalIn argument is limited to 79228162514264337593543950245
' (approximately 96-bits) - large numerical values must be entered
' as a String value to prevent conversion to scientific notation. Then
' optional NumberOfBits allows you to zero-fill the front of smaller
' values in order to return values up to a desired bit level.
Function DecToBin(ByVal DecimalIn As Variant, Optional NumberOfBits As Variant) As String
  DecToBin = ""
  DecimalIn = CDec(DecimalIn)
  Do While DecimalIn <> 0
    DecToBin = Trim$(Str$(DecimalIn - 2 * Int(DecimalIn / 2))) & DecToBin
    DecimalIn = Int(DecimalIn / 2)
  Loop
  If Not IsMissing(NumberOfBits) Then
    If Len(DecToBin) > NumberOfBits Then
      DecToBin = "Error - Number too large for bit size"
    Else
      DecToBin = Right$(String$(NumberOfBits, "0") & _
      DecToBin, NumberOfBits)
    End If
  End If
End Function