1110010001011000

1110010001011000 is a binary number. In the decimal system, this number is equal to 58456. Binary is a base-2 numeral system that uses only two symbols, typically "0" and "1", to represent numbers. This is the fundamental language of computers. Each digit in a binary number is called a bit. The rightmost bit represents 2^0, the next bit to the left represents 2^1, and so on, with each position's value doubling as you move left.

To convert 1110010001011000 to decimal, we can sum the values of the positions where a "1" appears. Starting from the rightmost bit, the positions are 2^0, 2^1, 2^2, ..., 2^15. The binary number 1110010001011000 has a "1" at the positions corresponding to the powers of 2: 15, 14, 13, 8, 3, and 2. Therefore, the decimal equivalent is (1 * 2^15) + (1 * 2^14) + (1 * 2^13) + (0 * 2^12) + (0 * 2^11) + (1 * 2^10) + (0 * 2^9) + (0 * 2^8) + (0 * 2^7) + (1 * 2^6) + (0 * 2^5) + (1 * 2^4) + (1 * 2^3) + (0 * 2^2) + (0 * 2^1) + (0 * 2^0). This calculation yields 32768 + 16384 + 8192 + 0 + 0 + 1024 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 64 + 0 + 16 + 8 + 0 + 0 + 0 = 58456.