Method of successive multiplication by 8 To convert a decimal fraction to octal, multiply by 8; the integer part of the result is the first digit of the octal fraction. Repeat the process with the fractional part of the result, until it is null or within acceptable error bounds.
Method of successive multiplication by 8 To convert a decimal fraction to octal multiply by 8; the integer part of the result is the first digit of the octal fraction Repeat the process with the fractional part of t,he result until it is null or .within acceptable error bound,s.