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We are done. 189 converted from decimal to octal notation equals 2758.

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Convert 189 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 >= 189

80 = 1

81 = 8

82 = 64

83 = 512 <--- Stop: This is greater than 189

Since 512 is greater than 189, 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 189 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 <= 189, 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 189 is 7

Multiplying this coefficient by our original value, we get: 7 * 8 = 56

Add our new value to our running total, we get:
128 + 56 = 184

This is <= 189, so we assign our outside coefficient of 7 for this digit.

Our new sum becomes 184

Our octal notation is now equal to 27


80 = 1

The highest coefficient less than 7 we can multiply this by to stay under 189 is 5

Multiplying this coefficient by our original value, we get: 5 * 1 = 5

Add our new value to our running total, we get:
184 + 5 = 189

This = 189, so we assign our outside coefficient of 5 for this digit.

Our new sum becomes 189

Our octal notation is now equal to 275


Final Answer

We are done. 189 converted from decimal to octal notation equals 2758.
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