Metric Prefixes

METRIC PREFIXES

1 atto a(b) = 1 x 10-18 (b) 1 deka da(b) = 1 x 101(b) = 10(b)

1 femto f(b) = 1 x 10-15 (b) 1 hecto h(b) = 1 x 102 (b) = 100(b)

1 pico p(b) = 1 x 10-12 (b) 1 kilo k(b) = 1 x 103 (b) = 1000(b)

1 nano n(b) = 1 x 10-9 (b) 1 mega M(b) = 1 x 106 (b) = 1000000(b)

1 micro μ(b) = 1 x 10-6 (b) = 0.000001(b) 1 giga G(b) = 1 x 109 (b)

1 milli m(b) = 1 x 10-3 (b) = 0.001(b) 1 tera T(b) = 1 x 1012 (b)

1 centi c(b) = 1 x 10-2 (b) = 0.01(b) 1 peta P(b) = 1 x 1015 (b)

1 deci d(b) = 1 x 10-1 (b) = 0.1(b) 1 exa E(b) = 1 x 1018 (b)

b = the base unit (like meters, Liters, grams etc.)

Example conversion factors for:

1 k(g) = 1000 (g)

1k(g) or 1000(g)

1000(g) 1k(g)