2. Multiply each bit by its corresponding power of 2 and add all the terms up.
1010 0011 0100 1100 1111 0100 0010 0010 1001 1011 1100 0011 0110(2) =
(1 × 251 + 0 × 250 + 1 × 249 + 0 × 248 + 0 × 247 + 0 × 246 + 1 × 245 + 1 × 244 + 0 × 243 + 1 × 242 + 0 × 241 + 0 × 240 + 1 × 239 + 1 × 238 + 0 × 237 + 0 × 236 + 1 × 235 + 1 × 234 + 1 × 233 + 1 × 232 + 0 × 231 + 1 × 230 + 0 × 229 + 0 × 228 + 0 × 227 + 0 × 226 + 1 × 225 + 0 × 224 + 0 × 223 + 0 × 222 + 1 × 221 + 0 × 220 + 1 × 219 + 0 × 218 + 0 × 217 + 1 × 216 + 1 × 215 + 0 × 214 + 1 × 213 + 1 × 212 + 1 × 211 + 1 × 210 + 0 × 29 + 0 × 28 + 0 × 27 + 0 × 26 + 1 × 25 + 1 × 24 + 0 × 23 + 1 × 22 + 1 × 21 + 0 × 20)(10) =
(2 251 799 813 685 248 + 0 + 562 949 953 421 312 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 35 184 372 088 832 + 17 592 186 044 416 + 0 + 4 398 046 511 104 + 0 + 0 + 549 755 813 888 + 274 877 906 944 + 0 + 0 + 34 359 738 368 + 17 179 869 184 + 8 589 934 592 + 4 294 967 296 + 0 + 1 073 741 824 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 33 554 432 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 2 097 152 + 0 + 524 288 + 0 + 0 + 65 536 + 32 768 + 0 + 8 192 + 4 096 + 2 048 + 1 024 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 32 + 16 + 0 + 4 + 2 + 0)(10) =
(2 251 799 813 685 248 + 562 949 953 421 312 + 35 184 372 088 832 + 17 592 186 044 416 + 4 398 046 511 104 + 549 755 813 888 + 274 877 906 944 + 34 359 738 368 + 17 179 869 184 + 8 589 934 592 + 4 294 967 296 + 1 073 741 824 + 33 554 432 + 2 097 152 + 524 288 + 65 536 + 32 768 + 8 192 + 4 096 + 2 048 + 1 024 + 32 + 16 + 4 + 2)(10) =
2 872 814 540 012 598(10)
The number 1010 0011 0100 1100 1111 0100 0010 0010 1001 1011 1100 0011 0110(2) converted from an unsigned binary (in base 2) and written as a positive integer (with no sign) in decimal system (in base ten):
1010 0011 0100 1100 1111 0100 0010 0010 1001 1011 1100 0011 0110(2) = 2 872 814 540 012 598(10)
Spaces were used to group digits: for binary, by 4, for decimal, by 3.