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

=DEC2BIN(MOD(QUOTIENT($A$1,256^3),256),8)&DEC2BIN(MOD(QUOTIENT($A$1,256^2),256),8)&DEC2BIN(MOD(QUOTIENT($A$1,256^1),256),8)&DEC2BIN(MOD(QUOTIENT($A$1,256^0),256),8)

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