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Excel DEC2OCT Function

Excel DEC2OCT function
Summary 
The Excel DEC2OCT function converts a decimal number to its octal equivalent.
Purpose 
Converts a decimal number to octal
Return value 
Octal number
Syntax 
=DEC2OCT (number, [places])
Arguments 
  • number - The decimal number you want to convert to octal.
  • places - [optional] Pads the resulting octal number with zeros up to the specified number of digits. If omitted returns the least number of characters required to represent the number.
Usage notes 

The input must be a valid decimal number within the range [ -2^29, 2^29 - 1 ].

Negative Values

Excel internally represents octal numbers in binary using 30 bits. The first bit indicates whether the number is positive or negative. The remaining bits indicate the magnitude of the number.

The reason why -3 maps to 7777777775 is because excel represents negative numbers internally (in binary) using the two's complement notation. Two's complement notation, when converted to Octal, starts at the highest 10 digit octal number and goes backwards.

Range of the DEC2OCT function.
Related functions 
Excel DECIMAL function
Excel DECIMAL Function
The Excel DECIMAL function converts an alpha-numeric number into its decimal equivalent.
Good links 
Microsoft DEC2OCT function documentation

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