C Program To Convert Octal to Decimal

C program to convert octal numbers to decimal numbers; Through this tutorial, we will learn how to convert octal numbers to decimal numbers in c programs with the help of functions.

Algorithm to Convert Octal to Decimal

Use the following algorithm to write a program to convert octal numbers to decimal numbers; as follows:

• Take an input octal number from user and stored in an int type variable say octal.
• Create A function, which name convert().
  1. Digits of octal are extracted one by one starting from right.

                     int rem = octal%10;

                2. Extracted digits are multiplied with proper base i.e. power of 8.

                     int res = rem*pow(8,i);

                3. After multiplying each digit with proper base the results are added and stored in another variable say decimal.

                    decimal += res;

• Call Convert function with parameters.
• The output is printed.

C Program To Convert Octal to Decimal

    #include <stdio.h>

    // Function to convert octal number to decimal

    int convert(int octal)

    {

        int decimal = 0, i = 0;

        //converting octal to decimal

        while (octal != 0)

        {

            int rem = octal % 10;

            octal /= 10;

            int res=rem*pow(8,i);

            decimal += res;

            i++;

        }

        return decimal;

    }

    //main program

    int main()

    {

        int octal;

        printf("Enter an octal number: ");

        //user input

        scanf("%d", &octal);

        //calling function

        int decimal=convert(octal);

        //printing output

        printf( " %d in octal = %d in decimal", octal, decimal);     

        return 0;

    }

The output of the above c program; as follows:

Enter an octal number: 120255
120255 in octal = 41133 in decimal

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