C program to Convert Binary to Octal number

In this article, we are going to learn how to convert a binary number to an Octal number. Here we are going to learn about two numbers one is binary and another is octal. Binary numbers are base 2 numbers and represented in 0s and 1s. Octal numbers are base 8 numbers and are represented in numbers from 0 to 7.

The binary to octal equivalent number table is given below. We are going to use this table in our program to convert the number.

C program to convert binary to octal number

In this example, Write a C program to input binary numbers from users and convert them to the octal number system. We are going to take the input from the user in the form of a binary number. Then we will start from the right side of this binary number and will collect 3-3 bits to find their octal equivalent. We will continue doing this until we process all the bits in the binary number.

#include <stdio.h>

int main()
{
    int octTable[] = {0, 1, 10, 11, 100, 101, 110, 111};

    long long binNum;
    long long octalNum;
    long long temp;
    int ThreeDigitEquivalent;
    int index;

    octalNum = 0;
    index= 1;
    
    printf("Please enter 8 bit binary number: ");
    scanf("%lld", &binNum);

    temp = binNum;
    
    while(temp != 0)
    {
        ThreeDigitEquivalent = temp % 1000;

        for(int i=0; i<8; i++)
        {
            if(octTable[i] == ThreeDigitEquivalent)
            {
                octalNum = (i * index) + octalNum;
                break;
            }
        }
        temp /= 1000;

        index *= 10; 
    }

    printf("Octal Equivalent to Binary number = %lld is = %lld \n", binNum,octalNum);
    return 0;
}

Output

Please enter 8 bit binary number: 10101010
Octal Equivalent to Binary number = 10101010 is = 252