5736 Octal in Decimal

Let's convert the octal number 5736 to decimal without using a calculator:

Write down the powers of 8 starting from the right, with the first digit corresponding to 8⁰, the second to 8¹, the third to 8², and so on.

Convert each octal digit to its decimal equivalent:

58 = 510

78 = 710

38 = 310

68 = 610

Multiply each octal digit by its corresponding power of 8 and sum the results.

(5 × 512) + (7 × 64) + (3 × 8) + (6 × 1) = 2560 + 448 + 24 + 6 = 3038