Pretvaranje iz dekadnog u oktalni brojni sistem najlakše je izvesti uz pomoć Hornerove sheme:
:8
127 7 Dakle, (127)10 = (177)8
15 7
1 1
0
:8
798 6 Dakle, (798)10 = (1436)8
99 3
12 4
1 1
0
:8
1000 0 Dakle, (1000)10 = (1750)8
125 5
15 7
1 1
0
:8
10000 0 Dakle, (10000)10 = (23420)8
1250 2
156 4
19 3
2 2
0
S druge strane, pretvaranje iz oktalnog u dekadni brojni sistem lako se izvodi direktno po definiciji:
(101)8 = 1 ⋅ 82 + 0 ⋅ 81 + 1 ⋅ 80 = 1 ⋅ 64 + 0 ⋅ 8 + 1 ⋅ 1 = 64 + 0 + 1 = (65)10
(757)8 = 7 ⋅ 82 + 5 ⋅ 81 + 7 ⋅ 80 = 7 ⋅ 64 + 5 ⋅ 8 + 7 ⋅ 1 = 448 + 40 + 7 = (495)10
(1000)8 = 1 ⋅ 83 + 0 ⋅ 82 + 0 ⋅ 81 + 0 ⋅ 80 = 1 ⋅ 512 + 0 ⋅ 64 + 0 ⋅ 8 + 0 ⋅ 1 = 512 + 0 + 0 + 0 = (512)10
(4077)8 = 4 ⋅ 83 + 0 ⋅ 82 + 7 ⋅ 81 + 7 ⋅ 80 = 4 ⋅ 512 + 0 ⋅ 64 + 7 ⋅ 8 + 7 ⋅ 1 = 2048 + 0 + 56 + 7 = (2111)10
(77777)8 = 7 ⋅ 84 + 7 ⋅ 83 + 7 ⋅ 82 + 7 ⋅ 81 + 7 ⋅ 80 = 7 ⋅ 4096 + 7 ⋅ 512 + 7 ⋅ 64 + 7 ⋅ 8 + 7 ⋅ 1 =
= 28672 + 3584 + 448 + 56 + 7 = (32767)10