OCT2BIN Function in Excel converts Octal number to Binary number.
Syntax of OCT2BIN Function in Excel (OCTAL TO BINARY FUNCTION IN EXCEL):
OCT2BIN(number,[places])
Where
- number – The octal number that is to be converted to binary.
- [places] – An optional argument that specifies how many digits needs to be returned.
Example of OCT2BIN Function in Excel (OCTAL TO BINARY FUNCTION IN EXCEL):
Formula:
- In row number 2, OCT2BIN Function takes up [places] argument as 8 which returns the 8 digits with 4 preceding Zeros i.e. 00001111.
Result:
Note: #NUM! – Error occurs
- If the supplied number contains more than 10 character.
- If the resulting binary number exceeds more than 10 digits.
- If the supplied [places] argument is less than 0 and greater than 10.
