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Excel OCT2DEC Function

Author: Sun Last Modified: 2024-09-29
showing the usage of OCT2DEC fuction

If you want to follow along with this tutorial, please download the example spreadsheet.

showing the usage of OCT2DEC fuction

Description

The Excel OCT2DEC function converts an octal number to a decimal number.

Syntax and arguments

Formula syntax

OCT2BIN(number)

Arguments

  • Number: Required, the octal number that needs to be converted to a decimal number. The number may not contain more than 10 characters (30-bits). The most significant bits of the number indicates if the number is positive or negative, the remaining bits indicate the magnitude of the number. Negative numbers are represented using two’s-complement notation.

Return Value

The OCT2DEC function returns a decimal number.

Error

Return #NUM! error if the argument number is > 777 or < 7777777000 or an invalid octal value.

Version

Excel 2003 and later versions

Usage and Examples

Example

There is a list of octal numbers placed in B:B10, to get the corresponding decimal numbers, please copy or enter the below formula to the next cell of the range:

=OCT2DEC(B4)

Press Enter key and drag the auto-fill handle down to get all decimal numbers.

showing the usage of OCT2DEC fuction

If you just use the formula once, you also can directly type arguments in the formula:

=OCT2DEC(0)

Relative Functions:

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