11010100

11010100 is a binary number. In the binary numeral system, also known as base-2, numbers are represented using only two digits: 0 and 1. Each digit in a binary number represents a power of two.

To convert 11010100 from binary to decimal (base-10), we multiply each digit by its corresponding power of two, starting from the rightmost digit as 2^0. The number 11010100 can be broken down as follows:

(1 2^7) + (1 2^6) + (0 2^5) + (1 2^4) + (0 2^3) + (1 2^2) + (0 2^1) + (0 2^0)

This equals:

(1 128) + (1 64) + (0 32) + (1 16) + (0 8) + (1 4) + (0 2) + (0 1)

= 128 + 64 + 0 + 16 + 0 + 4 + 0 + 0

= 212

Therefore, the binary number 11010100 is equivalent to the decimal number 212. Binary representation is fundamental to computer science and digital electronics, as it forms the basis of how all data is stored and processed by computers. Each binary digit is called a bit.