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We are done. 168 converted from decimal to octal notation equals 2508.

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Convert 168 from decimal to octal

(base 8) notation:

Power Test

Raise our base of 8 to a power

Start at 0 and increasing by 1 until it is >= 168

80 = 1

81 = 8

82 = 64

83 = 512 <--- Stop: This is greater than 168

Since 512 is greater than 168, we use 1 power less as our starting point which equals 2

Build octal notation

Work backwards from a power of 2

We start with a total sum of 0:


82 = 64

The highest coefficient less than 7 we can multiply this by to stay under 168 is 2

Multiplying this coefficient by our original value, we get: 2 * 64 = 128

Add our new value to our running total, we get:
0 + 128 = 128

This is <= 168, so we assign our outside coefficient of 2 for this digit.

Our new sum becomes 128

Our octal notation is now equal to 2


81 = 8

The highest coefficient less than 7 we can multiply this by to stay under 168 is 5

Multiplying this coefficient by our original value, we get: 5 * 8 = 40

Add our new value to our running total, we get:
128 + 40 = 168

This = 168, so we assign our outside coefficient of 5 for this digit.

Our new sum becomes 168

Our octal notation is now equal to 25


80 = 1

The highest coefficient less than 7 we can multiply this by to stay under 168 is 1

Multiplying this coefficient by our original value, we get: 1 * 1 = 1

Add our new value to our running total, we get:
168 + 1 = 169

This is > 168, so we assign a 0 for this digit.

Our total sum remains the same at 168

Our octal notation is now equal to 250


Final Answer

We are done. 168 converted from decimal to octal notation equals 2508.

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