// Convert to binary system Console.Write("Please enter a number to convert: "); // with 340282366920938000000000000000000000000 // System.OverflowException: Value was either too large or too small for an Int32. int number2Convert = int.Parse(Console.ReadLine()); int[] binaryNumber = new int[128]; // the default value is 0 int digitCounter = 127; while(number2Convert > 0 && digitCounter > 0) { binaryNumber[digitCounter] = number2Convert % 2; digitCounter--; number2Convert /= 2; Console.WriteLine(number2Convert); } foreach(var digit in binaryNumber) { Console.Write(digit); } Console.WriteLine(); Console.WriteLine(Math.Pow(2, 128)); // 3.40282366920938E+38 // Console.WriteLine("{0,10:N}", Math.Pow(2, 128)); // 340,282,366,920,938,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000.00 // Console.WriteLine("{0,10:D}", Math.Pow(2, 128)); // Exception Console.WriteLine("{0,10:F0}", Math.Pow(2, 128)); // 340282366920938000000000000000000000000