Binary to Octal Conversion
The process of converting binary into Octal is indeed a simple one. So, let’s with the example of (110011)2,
Example: Convert 1001110012 to an octal number.
Split 100111001 into sets of three digits and write its corresponding octal value
100 —> 4
111 —> 7
001 —> 1
Hence we get, 1001110012 = 4718
What is Octal ?
Octal is a number system with a base of 8 i.e. it uses 8 numeric values, namely, {0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7}. This number system is mostly used in the programming of computer programs. For example (32150.7642)8, (275)8, (324)8, (2243)8 are Octal numbers. In this article, we will discuss the octal number system.