Convert DateTime to yyyyMMdd int

Question

What is the fastest way to convert DateTime to an int representation of yyyyMMdd format.

i.e. 01-Jan-2007 → 20070101 (as in int)?

Answer 1

int x = date.Year * 10000 + date.Month * 100 + date.Day 

Answer 2

 int result = int.Parse(myDate.ToString("yyyyMMdd"));