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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

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