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luc032.c

Problem Statement

Write a program to recieve an integer and find its octal equivalent. (Hint : To obtain octal equivalent of an integer, Divide it continuously by 8 till dividend does not become zero, then write the remainders obtained in reverse derection.)

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Author Amit Dutta (amitdutta4255@gmail.com)
License MIT
Difficulty Beginner (index: 1 / 10)

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  • Recursion
  • Array
  • Iteration

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Source Code

#include <stdio.h>
int main()
{
    int octal[20], decimal, index = 0, temp, rem;
    printf("Enter the decimal number : ");
    scanf("%d", &decimal);
    temp = decimal;
    while (temp != 0)
    {
        rem = temp % 8;
        temp = temp / 8;
        octal[index] = rem;
        index++;
    }
    printf("\nDeciaml %d to octal : ", decimal);
    while ((index - 1) >= 0)
    {
        printf("%d", octal[index - 1]);
        index--;
    }
    return 0;
}

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    CODE (luc032.c):

    #include <stdio.h>
    int main()
    {
        int octal[20], decimal, index = 0, temp, rem;
        printf("Enter the decimal number : ");
        scanf("%d", &decimal);
        temp = decimal;
        while (temp != 0)
        {
            rem = temp % 8;
            temp = temp / 8;
            octal[index] = rem;
            index++;
        }
        printf("\nDeciaml %d to octal : ", decimal);
        while ((index - 1) >= 0)
        {
            printf("%d", octal[index - 1]);
            index--;
        }
        return 0;
    }