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We are done. 241 converted from decimal to octal notation equals 3618.

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Convert 241 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 >= 241

80 = 1

81 = 8

82 = 64

83 = 512 <--- Stop: This is greater than 241

Since 512 is greater than 241, 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 241 is 3

Multiplying this coefficient by our original value, we get: 3 * 64 = 192

Add our new value to our running total, we get:
0 + 192 = 192

This is <= 241, so we assign our outside coefficient of 3 for this digit.

Our new sum becomes 192

Our octal notation is now equal to 3


81 = 8

The highest coefficient less than 7 we can multiply this by to stay under 241 is 6

Multiplying this coefficient by our original value, we get: 6 * 8 = 48

Add our new value to our running total, we get:
192 + 48 = 240

This is <= 241, so we assign our outside coefficient of 6 for this digit.

Our new sum becomes 240

Our octal notation is now equal to 36


80 = 1

The highest coefficient less than 7 we can multiply this by to stay under 241 is 1

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

Add our new value to our running total, we get:
240 + 1 = 241

This = 241, so we assign our outside coefficient of 1 for this digit.

Our new sum becomes 241

Our octal notation is now equal to 361


Final Answer

We are done. 241 converted from decimal to octal notation equals 3618.

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