Hexadecimal to Octal Converter

What is Hexadecimal?

Hexadecimal is a base-16 numeral system, using digits from 0 to 9 and letters A to F. It is widely used in computing to represent large numbers more compactly compared to binary.

What is Octal?

Octal is a base-8 numeral system, using digits from 0 to 7. It is sometimes used in computing as a more compact form of binary data.

How to Convert Hexadecimal to Octal?

To convert a hexadecimal number to octal, follow these steps:

1. First, convert the hexadecimal number to binary.

2. Then, group the binary digits into groups of three (starting from the right), and convert each group into an octal digit.

Example

Convert 1A (hexadecimal) to octal:

Hexadecimal 1A = Binary 0001 1010 → Grouped into 3-bits: 001 101 0 → 1 5 0 → 150 octal.