Octal to Hexadecimal Converter

How Octal to Hexadecimal Conversion Works

Converting from octal (base 8) to hexadecimal (base 16) involves these main approaches:

Method 1: Convert through decimal as an intermediate step

1. Convert the octal number to decimal
2. Convert the decimal number to hexadecimal

Method 2: Convert through binary as an intermediate step (more efficient)

1. Convert each octal digit to its 3-bit binary equivalent
2. Group the binary digits into sets of 4 bits (adding leading zeros if necessary)
3. Convert each 4-bit group to its hexadecimal equivalent

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