Octal to Quinary Converter

Convert Octal (Base 8) to Quinary (Base 5) with step-by-step solution.

Valid digits: 01234567
255 (Base 8) = 1143 (Base 5)
Step-by-Step Solution
1Convert Octal to Decimal:

Each digit × 8^position:

DigitValuePositionCalculationResult
2222 × 8^2128
5515 × 8^140
5505 × 8^05
Sum: 128 + 40 + 5 = 173
2Convert Decimal to Quinary:

Divide by 5, collect remainders:

StepDividend÷ 5QuotientRemainderDigit
1173÷ 53433
234÷ 5644
36÷ 5111
41÷ 5011
Read bottom to top: 1143
3Result:
255 (Base 8) = 1143 (Base 5)

Conversion Table

DecimalOctalQuinary
000
111
222
333
444
5510
6611
7712
81013
91114
101220
151730
162031
202440
3240112

255 (Base 8) in All Bases

Number SystemBaseValue
Binary210101101
Decimal10173
Hexadecimal16AD
Ternary320102
Quaternary42231
Quinary51143
Senary6445
Septenary7335
Duodecimal12125
Vigesimal208D
Duotrigesimal325D
Hexatrigesimal364T

Popular Conversions

How to Convert Octal to Quinary

To convert from Octal (base 8) to Quinary (base 5), first convert to decimal, then convert from decimal to Quinary.

About Octal

Used in Unix file permissions. Uses digits: 01234567

About Quinary

Based on counting fingers on one hand. Uses digits: 01234