What is BIN2OCT function in Excel?
The BIN2OCT function is one of the Engineering functions of Excel.
It Converts a binary number to an octal.
We can find this function in ENGINEERING of insert function Tab.
How to use BIN2OCT function in excel
- Click on an empty cell (like F5).

2. Click on the fx icon (or press shift+F3).

3. In the insert function tab you will see all functions.

4. Select the Engineering category.
5. Select the BIN2OCT function.
6. Then select ok.

7. In the function arguments Tab you will see BIN2OCT function.
8. Number section is the binary number you want to convert.
9. Places section is the number of characters to use.
10. You will see the results in the formula result section.

Examples of BIN2OCT function in Excel
Example 1:
How to use BIN2OCT function in excel
You can see examples of BIN2OCT function below:

bin2oct(A2) ----->>>>answer is 177
bin2oct(A3) ----->>>>answer is 134
bin2oct(A4) ----->>>>answer is 117
bin2oct(A5) ----->>>>answer is 7777777001
bin2oct(A6) ----->>>>answer is 477
Purpose of BIN2OCT function
It Converts a binary number to an octal.
Return value of BIN2OCT function
It returns a number.
Arguments of BIN2OCT function
This function has just 2 Argument.
The argument of BIN2OCT function is number.
Number section is the binary number you want to convert.
Places section is the number of characters to use.
The argument of BIN2OCT function is required and not optional.
BIN2OCT(number) = number
Version of excel supports BIN2OCT function
This function is available for all excel versions (2003-2019)