Decimal to binary using Bitwise operator

#include <stdio.h>

int main()
{
  int decimal_num, c, result;

  printf("Enter an integer in decimal number system\n");
  scanf("%d", &decimal_num);

  for (c = 31; c >= 0; c--)
  {
    result = decimal_num >> c;

    if (result & 1)
      printf("1");
    else
      printf("0");
  }

  printf("\n");

  return 0;
}

This code takes a decimal number and converts it into binary using bitwise operator. I am having a hard time understanding the logic inside the for loop result = decimal_num >> c and why does it iterate from for (c = 31; c >= 0; c--). I understand the basics of bitwise AND, OR, XOR and NOT and I know that when an odd number is ANDED with ‘1’ the result is ‘1’ else ‘0’(because the least significant bit of all odds are 1).

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