Need help with question asked in challange?

Question

int num=8;
System.out.print(num>>1); //Outputs 4
Can anybody explains.

Answer 1

8 bitwise is 00001000. >> means shift the bits to the right once, so the result is 00000100, which in decimal is 4

Answer 2

that's bitwise.
but I think it is not in course !!!

Answer 3

Thanks..It was asked as the challange question

Answer 4

Shifting bit to right or left result to divide or multiply by two, due to the base 2 on wich binary numbers operate, as shifting a digit in decimal ( base 10 ) will result to divide or multiply by ten... So, there's no need to convert explicitly a number to binary representation to be able to get the result of a bit shifting ^^

Answer 5

@nikolay I have been looking for you for along time
please can you help me there

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