Understanding Octal Number System: Base 8 Explained

Octal is a number system with base 8. It uses the digits 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 to represent numbers. In other words, each digit in an octal number represents 8 bits, just like each digit in a decimal number (base 10) represents 10 bits.

For example, the octal number 1234567 is equivalent to the decimal number 1943210.

Octal is commonly used in computer programming and electronics because it is a more compact and efficient way of representing numbers than decimal or binary (base 2). For example, an octal number can be represented with only 3 digits, while a decimal number would require 4 digits to represent the same value.

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