# Octal to BCD Converter

Octal to BCD Converter is used to convert a Octal number (Base-8) into Binary Coded Decimal format

#### BCD To Octal Converter

Convert Binary Coded Decimal number to Octal

Background Information

### Conversion from Octal to BCD

A Octal can be converted to BCD in three steps:-

1. Convert the Octal number into Decimal
2. Convert each decimal digit into nibble
3. Combine the nibbles into BCD

#### Example Octal to BCD Conversion

Let's say your Octal value is 1617 and you want to convert it to it's BCD form.

1. Step 1: Convert input to Decimal: 911
2. Step 2: Convert decimal digits to nibble
• 9 becomes 1001
• 1 becomes 0001
• 1 becomes 0001
3. Step 3: Combine the nibbles to get your BCD number: 100100010001

### Octal

Octal number system is composed of digits from 0 to 7. It has a base of 8 hence the name Octal.

### Binary Coded Decimal

Binary Coded Decimal or BCD is a set of binary encodings for decimal numbers used in early digital computers. In BCD, a binary sequence is used to represent each digit of the source decimal number