Octal to Binary Converter

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Octal Number

Octal numbers use digits from 0-7 only. It is known as base-8 number. The place value of each digits of an octal number varies as the whole number powers of 8 starting from the right (Least Significant Digit). The first single digit number in octal system is 0 and the last is 7. Similarly, the first two digit octal number is 10 and the last is 77 and so on. Octal number system was widely used in early computers.

Binary number

Binary numbering system uses only two symbols 0 and 1. Each digits of a binary number is referred to as bits. Binary system is also known as base -2 system. Each digit is represented by the increasing power of 2 from the LSB (Least Significant Bit). Binary system is the heart of digital electronics and is used for information flow. In digital electronics, 0 and 1 are used to denote logic states, high and low. Arithmetic operations are also possible in binary system.

Example for Octal to binary conversion

Example-1: Convert 654₈ to binary

From the below conversion table:

Hence, 654₈ in its binary form is equivalent to 110101100₈

Example-2: Convert 273₈ to binary

From the below conversion table:

Hence, 273₈ in its binary form is equivalent to 10111011₈