Octal to Decimal in C

This is a C program to convert octal number to decimal.

Problem Description

This program takes a octal number as input and converts it into decimal number.

Problem Solution

1. Take a octal number as input.
2. Multiply each digits of the octal number starting from the last with the powers of 8 respectively.
3. Add all the multiplied digits.
4. The total sum gives the decimal number.

Program/Source Code

Here is source code of the C program to Convert Octal to Decimal. The C program is successfully compiled and run on a Linux system. The program output is also shown below.

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 * C Program to Convert Octal to Decimal

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#include <stdio.h>
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#include <math.h>
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int main()
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    long int octal, decimal = 0;
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    int i = 0;
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    printf("Enter any octal number: ");
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    scanf("%ld", &octal);
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    while (octal != 0)
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    {
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        decimal =  decimal +(octal % 10)* pow(8, i++);

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        octal = octal / 10;
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    }
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    printf("Equivalent decimal value: %ld",decimal);

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    return 0;
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}
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Program Explanation

1. Take the octal number as input and store it in the variable octal.
2. Initialize the variables decimal and i to zero.
3. Obtain the remainder and quotient of the octal number. Multiply the remainder by powers of 8 using function pow(8, i++), add this value to the variable decimal and store it in the variable decimal.
4. Override the variable octal with quotient.
5. Repeat the steps 3 and 4 with the quotient obtained until the quotient becomes zero.
6. Print the variable decimal as output.

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Runtime Test Cases

Output:
 
Enter any octal number: 67
Equivalent decimal value: 55

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