Decimal to Binary

Here is an example of using repeated division to convert 1792 decimal to binary:

Decimal   Operation   Quotient   Remainde   Binary
Number r Result
1792 ÷2= 896 0 0
896 ÷2= 448 0 00
448 ÷2= 224 0 000
224 ÷2= 112 0 0000
112 ÷2= 56 0 00000
56 ÷2= 28 0 000000
28 ÷2= 14 0 0000000
14 ÷2= 7 0 00000000
7 ÷2= 3 1 100000000
3 ÷2= 1 1 1100000000
1 ÷2= 0 1 11100000000
0 done.

Decimal to Octal
Here is an example of using repeated division to convert 1792 decimal to octal:
Decimal   Operation   Quotient   Remainde   Octal
Number r Result
1792 ÷8= 224 0 0
224 ÷8= 28 0 00
28 ÷8= 3 4 400
3 ÷8= 0 3 3400
0 done.

Decimal to Hexadecimal
Here is an example of using repeated division to convert 1792 decimal to hexadecimal:
Decimal   Operation   Quotient   Remainde   Hexadecimal
Number r Result
1792 ÷ 16 = 112 0 0
112 ÷ 16 = 7 0 00
7 ÷ 16 = 0 7 700
0 done.

The only addition to the algorithm when converting from decimal to hexadecimal is that a table must be used to obtain the
hexadecimal digit if the remainder is greater than decimal 9.
Decimal: 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Hexadecimal 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
:
Decimal: 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Hexadecimal 8 9 A B C D E F
:

The addition of letters can make for funny hexadecimal values. For example, 48879 decimal converted to hex is:
Decimal   Operation   Quotient   Remainde   Hexadecimal
Number r Result
48879 ÷ 16 = 3054 15 F
3054 ÷ 16 = 190 14 EF
190 ÷ 16 = 11 14 EEF
11 ÷ 16 = 0 11 BEEF
0 done.
Other fun hexadecimal numbers include: AD, BE, FAD, FADE, ADD, BED, BEE, BEAD, DEAF, FEE, ODD, BOD, DEAD, DEED,
BABE, CAFE, C0FFEE, FED, FEED, FACE, BAD, F00D, and my initials DAC.

Decimal to Binary
Here is an example of using repeated division to convert 1792 decimal to binary:
Decimal   Operation   Quotient   Remainde   Binary
Number r Result
1792 ÷2= 896 0 0
896 ÷2= 448 0 00
448 ÷2= 224 0 000
224 ÷2= 112 0 0000
112 ÷2= 56 0 00000
56 ÷2= 28 0 000000
28 ÷2= 14 0 0000000
14 ÷2= 7 0 00000000
7 ÷2= 3 1 100000000
3 ÷2= 1 1 1100000000
1 ÷2= 0 1 11100000000
 0 done.

Decimal to Octal
Here is an example of using repeated division to convert 1792 decimal to octal:
Decimal   Operation   Quotient   Remainde   Octal
Number r Result
1792 ÷8= 224 0 0
224 ÷8= 28 0 00
28 ÷8= 3 4 400
3 ÷8= 0 3 3400
0 done.

Decimal to Hexadecimal
Here is an example of using repeated division to convert 1792 decimal to hexadecimal:
Decimal   Operation   Quotient   Remainde   Hexadecimal
Number r Result
1792 ÷ 16 = 112 0 0
112 ÷ 16 = 7 0 00
7 ÷ 16 = 0 7 700
0 done.
The only addition to the algorithm when converting from decimal to hexadecimal is that a table must be used to obtain the
hexadecimal digit if the remainder is greater than decimal 9.
Decimal: 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Hexadecimal 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
:
Decimal: 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Hexadecimal 8 9 A B C D E F
:

The addition of letters can make for funny hexadecimal values. For example, 48879 decimal converted to hex is:
Decimal   Operation   Quotient   Remainde   Hexadecimal
Number r Result
48879 ÷ 16 = 3054 15 F
3054 ÷ 16 = 190 14 EF
190 ÷ 16 = 11 14 EEF
11 ÷ 16 = 0 11 BEEF
0 done.
Other fun hexadecimal numbers include: AD, BE, FAD, FADE, ADD, BED, BEE, BEAD, DEAF, FEE, ODD, BOD, DEAD, DEED,
BABE, CAFE, C0FFEE, FED, FEED, FACE, BAD, F00D, and my initials DAC.

Octal to Binary
Converting from octal to binary is as easy as converting from binary to octal. Simply look up each octal digit to obtain the equivalent
group of three binary digits.
Octal: 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Binary 000 001 010 011 100 101 110 111
:

Octal  = 3 4 5
Binary 011 100 101 = 011100101
= binary

Octal to Hexadecimal
When converting from octal to hexadecimal, it is often easier to first convert the octal number into binary and then from binary into
hexadecimal. For example, to convert 345 octal into hex:
(from the previous example)
Octal  = 3 4 5
Binary 011 100 101 = 011100101
= binary

Drop any leading zeros or pad with leading zeros to get groups of four binary digits (bits):
Binary 011100101 = 1110 0101

Then, look up the groups in a table to convert to hexadecimal digits.

Binary: 0000 0001 0010 0011 0100 0101 0110 0111
Hexadecimal 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
:
 Binary: 1000 1001 1010 1011 1100 1101 1110 1111
Hexadecimal 8 9 A B C D E F
:

Binary = 1110 0101

Hexadecimal E 5 = E5
= hex
Therefore, through a two-step conversion process, octal 345 equals binary 011100101 equals hexadecimal E5.

Octal to Decimal
Converting octal to decimal can be done with repeated division.
Start the decimal result at 0.
Remove the most significant octal digit (leftmost) and add it to the result.
If all octal digits have been removed, you’re done. Stop.
Otherwise, multiply the result by 8.
Go to step 2.
Octal   Operation   Decimal   Operation   Decimal
Digits Result Result
345 +3 3 ×8 24
45 +4 28 ×8 224
5 +5 229 done.
The conversion can also be performed in the conventional mathematical way, by showing each digit place as an increasing power of 8.
345 octal = (3 * 82) + (4 * 81) + (5 * 80) = (3 * 64) + (4 * 8) + (5 * 1) = 229 decimal

Hexadecimal to Octal
When converting from hexadecimal to octal, it is often easier to first convert the hexadecimal number into binary and then from binary
into octal. For example, to convert A2DE hex into octal:
(from the previous example)
Hexadecimal A 2 D E
=
Binary = 1010 0010 1101 1110 = 1010001011011110
binary
Add leading zeros or remove leading zeros to group into sets of three binary digits.
Binary: 1010001011011110 = 001 010 001 011 011 110
Then, look up each group in a table:
Binary 000 001 010 011 100 101 110 111
:
Octal: 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Binary 001 010 001 011 011 110

=
Octal = 1 2 1 3 3 6 = 121336
octal
Therefore, through a two-step conversion process, hexadecimal A2DE equals binary 1010001011011110 equals octal 121336.
Hexadecimal to Decimal
Converting hexadecimal to decimal can be performed in the conventional mathematical way, by showing each digit place as an
increasing power of 16. Of course, hexadecimal letter values need to be converted to decimal values before performing the math.
Hexadecimal 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
:
Decimal: 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Hexadecimal 8 9 A B C D E F
:
Decimal: 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

A2DE hexadecimal:
= ((A) * 163) + (2 * 162) + ((D) * 161) + ((E) * 160)
= (10 * 163) + (2 * 162) + (13 * 161) + (14 * 160)
= (10 * 4096) + (2 * 256) + (13 * 16) + (14 * 1)
= 40960 + 512 + 208 + 14
= 41694 decimal