def to_binary(int_value: int):
    """
    This method converts an int to its binary representation.

    :param int_value: The int value to convert.
    :return: The binary representation as str.
    """
    # The implementation does not build on to_numeral
    # because the native Python conversion is faster
    result = bin(int_value)

    if len(result) > 2:
        result = result[2:len(result)]

    return result