Metric prefix
Powers of 10:
Name | Prefix | Factor | Note |
---|---|---|---|
kilo | k | 101 ⋅ 3 = 103 | thousand |
mega | M | 102 ⋅ 3 = 106 | million |
giga | G | 103 ⋅ 3 = 109 | billion |
tera | T | 104 ⋅ 3 = 1012 | trillion |
peta | P | 105 ⋅ 3 = 1015 | |
exa | E | 106 ⋅ 3 = 1018 | |
zetta | Z | 107 ⋅ 3 = 1021 | |
yotta | Y | 108 ⋅ 3 = 1024 | |
ronna | R | 109 ⋅ 3 = 1027 | |
quetta | Q | 1010 ⋅ 3 = 1030 |
Powers of 2:
Name | Prefix | Factor | Approximation |
---|---|---|---|
kibi | ki | 210 | 10(1 ⋅ 3) = 103 |
mebi | Mi | 220 | 10(2 ⋅ 3) = 106 |
gibi | Gi | 230 | 10(3 ⋅ 3) = 109 |
tebi | Ti | 240 | 10(4 ⋅ 3) = 1012 |
pebi | Pi | 250 | 10(5 ⋅ 3) = 1015 |
exbi | Ei | 260 | 10(6 ⋅ 3) = 1018 |
zebi | Zi | 270 | 10(7 ⋅ 3) = 1021 |
yobi | Yi | 280 | 10(8 ⋅ 3) = 1024 |