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# Split a binary number into groups of three digits, counting from right to left.
# Split a binary number into groups of three digits, counting from right to left.
# Pad the leftmost group of binary digits with zeros on their left if their are less than three digits.
# Pad the leftmost group of binary digits with zeros on their left if their are less than three digits.
# Use the following table to translate each group of four binary digits, in order, to its octal equivalent.
# Use the following table to translate each group of three binary digits, in order, to its octal equivalent.
Binary digits
Binary digits
Octal equivalent digit
Octal equivalent digit