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Convert 122 from decimal to octal

(base 8) notation:

Power Test

Raise our base of 8 to a power

Start at 0 and increasing by 1 until it is >= 122

8⁰ = 1

8¹ = 8

8² = 64

8³ = 512 <--- Stop: This is greater than 122

Since 512 is greater than 122, we use 1 power less as our starting point which equals 2

Build octal notation

Work backwards from a power of 2

We start with a total sum of 0:

8² = 64

The highest coefficient less than 7 we can multiply this by to stay under 122 is 1

Multiplying this coefficient by our original value, we get: 1 * 64 = 64

Add our new value to our running total, we get:
0 + 64 = 64

This is <= 122, so we assign our outside coefficient of 1 for this digit.

Our new sum becomes 64

Our octal notation is now equal to 1

8¹ = 8

The highest coefficient less than 7 we can multiply this by to stay under 122 is 7

Multiplying this coefficient by our original value, we get: 7 * 8 = 56

Add our new value to our running total, we get:
64 + 56 = 120

This is <= 122, so we assign our outside coefficient of 7 for this digit.

Our new sum becomes 120

Our octal notation is now equal to 17

8⁰ = 1

The highest coefficient less than 7 we can multiply this by to stay under 122 is 2

Multiplying this coefficient by our original value, we get: 2 * 1 = 2

Add our new value to our running total, we get:
120 + 2 = 122

This = 122, so we assign our outside coefficient of 2 for this digit.

Our new sum becomes 122

Our octal notation is now equal to 172

Final Answer