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We are done. 265 converted from decimal to octal notation equals 4118.

↓Steps Explained:↓

Convert 265 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 >= 265

80 = 1

81 = 8

82 = 64

83 = 512 <--- Stop: This is greater than 265

Since 512 is greater than 265, 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 265 is 4

Multiplying this coefficient by our original value, we get: 4 * 64 = 256

Add our new value to our running total, we get:
0 + 256 = 256

This is <= 265, so we assign our outside coefficient of 4 for this digit.

Our new sum becomes 256

Our octal notation is now equal to 4


81 = 8

The highest coefficient less than 7 we can multiply this by to stay under 265 is 1

Multiplying this coefficient by our original value, we get: 1 * 8 = 8

Add our new value to our running total, we get:
256 + 8 = 264

This is <= 265, so we assign our outside coefficient of 1 for this digit.

Our new sum becomes 264

Our octal notation is now equal to 41


80 = 1

The highest coefficient less than 7 we can multiply this by to stay under 265 is 1

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

Add our new value to our running total, we get:
264 + 1 = 265

This = 265, so we assign our outside coefficient of 1 for this digit.

Our new sum becomes 265

Our octal notation is now equal to 411


Final Answer

We are done. 265 converted from decimal to octal notation equals 4118.
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