Hexadecimal to Octal Converter

Convert hexadecimal numbers to octal by entering a hexadecimal value and pressing convert.

Information on Number Conversion

A number system is a method of expressing numbers in a consistent manner using digits and numbers. There are different number system like, Decimal, Binary, Octal, Hexadecimal. These different number systems are used in different contexts.

Octal Number System

Octal number system is a base 8 number system. It uses 8 digits from 0 to 7. The position of each digit in an octal number denotes the power of 8. The rightmost digit is the ones place, the next digit to the left is the eights place, the next digit to the left is the sixty-fours place, and so on.

An example of an octal number is
12348 = 1×83 + 2×82 + 3×81 + 4×80

Hexadecimal Number System

Hexadecimal number system is a base 16 number system. It uses 16 digits from 0 to 9 and A to F. The position of each digit in a hexadecimal number denotes the power of 16. The rightmost digit is the ones place, the next digit to the left is the sixteens place, the next digit to the left is the two hundred fifty-six place, and so on.

An example of a hexadecimal number is
123416 = 1×163 + 2×162 + 3×161 + 4×160

Hexadecimal to Octal Conversion table

The table below shows the hexadecimal to octal conversion.

DecimalOctalBinaryHexadecimal
0000000
1100011
2200102
3300113
4401004
5501015
6601106
7701117
81010008
91110019
10121010A
11131011B
12141100C
13151101D
14161110E
15171111F

How to convert Hexadecimal to Octal?

To convert a hexadecimal number to octal, you can use the following steps:

Step 1: Convert the hexadecimal number to decimal.

Step 2: Convert the decimal number to octal.

Example 1: Convert 4D216 to (?)8

Step 1: Convert the hexadecimal number to decimal: 4D216 = 123410

Step 2: Convert the decimal number to octal: 123410 = 23228

Therefore, 4D216 = 23228

Elaborate Table

OperationResult
Hexadecimal4 D 2
Binary 0100 1101 0010
Grouped in 3-bits 010 011 010 010
Octal 2 3 2 2
Result 2322
The octal Representation of 4D216 is 23228

Example 2: Convert 1A16 to (?)8

Step 1: Convert the hexadecimal number to decimal: 1A16 = 2610

Step 2: Convert the decimal number to octal: 2610 = 328

Therefore, 1A16 = 328

Elaborate Table

OperationResult
Hexadecimal1 A
Binary 0001 1010
Grouped in 3-bits 000 110 100
Octal 3 2
Result 32
The octal Representation of 1A16 is 328

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