In a signed binary, the first bit (the leftmost) is reserved for the sign,
1 = negative, 0 = positive. This bit does not count when calculating the absolute value.
2. Construct the unsigned binary number.
Exclude the first bit (the leftmost), that is reserved for the sign:
0101 0001 0010 1001 1011 0010 0000 0100 0100 0100 1111 0100 1001 0110 0010 1001 = 101 0001 0010 1001 1011 0010 0000 0100 0100 0100 1111 0100 1001 0110 0010 1001
3. Map the unsigned binary number's digits versus the corresponding powers of 2 that their place value represent:
262
1 261
0 260
1 259
0 258
0 257
0 256
1 255
0 254
0 253
1 252
0 251
1 250
0 249
0 248
1 247
1 246
0 245
1 244
1 243
0 242
0 241
1 240
0 239
0 238
0 237
0 236
0 235
0 234
1 233
0 232
0 231
0 230
1 229
0 228
0 227
0 226
1 225
0 224
0 223
1 222
1 221
1 220
1 219
0 218
1 217
0 216
0 215
1 214
0 213
0 212
1 211
0 210
1 29
1 28
0 27
0 26
0 25
1 24
0 23
1 22
0 21
0 20
1
4. Multiply each bit by its corresponding power of 2 and add all the terms up.
101 0001 0010 1001 1011 0010 0000 0100 0100 0100 1111 0100 1001 0110 0010 1001(2) =
(1 × 262 + 0 × 261 + 1 × 260 + 0 × 259 + 0 × 258 + 0 × 257 + 1 × 256 + 0 × 255 + 0 × 254 + 1 × 253 + 0 × 252 + 1 × 251 + 0 × 250 + 0 × 249 + 1 × 248 + 1 × 247 + 0 × 246 + 1 × 245 + 1 × 244 + 0 × 243 + 0 × 242 + 1 × 241 + 0 × 240 + 0 × 239 + 0 × 238 + 0 × 237 + 0 × 236 + 0 × 235 + 1 × 234 + 0 × 233 + 0 × 232 + 0 × 231 + 1 × 230 + 0 × 229 + 0 × 228 + 0 × 227 + 1 × 226 + 0 × 225 + 0 × 224 + 1 × 223 + 1 × 222 + 1 × 221 + 1 × 220 + 0 × 219 + 1 × 218 + 0 × 217 + 0 × 216 + 1 × 215 + 0 × 214 + 0 × 213 + 1 × 212 + 0 × 211 + 1 × 210 + 1 × 29 + 0 × 28 + 0 × 27 + 0 × 26 + 1 × 25 + 0 × 24 + 1 × 23 + 0 × 22 + 0 × 21 + 1 × 20)(10) =
(4 611 686 018 427 387 904 + 0 + 1 152 921 504 606 846 976 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 72 057 594 037 927 936 + 0 + 0 + 9 007 199 254 740 992 + 0 + 2 251 799 813 685 248 + 0 + 0 + 281 474 976 710 656 + 140 737 488 355 328 + 0 + 35 184 372 088 832 + 17 592 186 044 416 + 0 + 0 + 2 199 023 255 552 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 17 179 869 184 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 1 073 741 824 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 67 108 864 + 0 + 0 + 8 388 608 + 4 194 304 + 2 097 152 + 1 048 576 + 0 + 262 144 + 0 + 0 + 32 768 + 0 + 0 + 4 096 + 0 + 1 024 + 512 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 32 + 0 + 8 + 0 + 0 + 1)(10) =
(4 611 686 018 427 387 904 + 1 152 921 504 606 846 976 + 72 057 594 037 927 936 + 9 007 199 254 740 992 + 2 251 799 813 685 248 + 281 474 976 710 656 + 140 737 488 355 328 + 35 184 372 088 832 + 17 592 186 044 416 + 2 199 023 255 552 + 17 179 869 184 + 1 073 741 824 + 67 108 864 + 8 388 608 + 4 194 304 + 2 097 152 + 1 048 576 + 262 144 + 32 768 + 4 096 + 1 024 + 512 + 32 + 8 + 1)(10) =
5 848 401 322 523 792 937(10)
5. If needed, adjust the sign of the integer number by the first digit (leftmost) of the signed binary:
0101 0001 0010 1001 1011 0010 0000 0100 0100 0100 1111 0100 1001 0110 0010 1001(2) = 5 848 401 322 523 792 937(10)
The number 0101 0001 0010 1001 1011 0010 0000 0100 0100 0100 1111 0100 1001 0110 0010 1001(2) converted from a signed binary (base two) and written as an integer in decimal system (base ten):
0101 0001 0010 1001 1011 0010 0000 0100 0100 0100 1111 0100 1001 0110 0010 1001(2) = 5 848 401 322 523 792 937(10)
Spaces were used to group digits: for binary, by 4, for decimal, by 3.