Mebibits to Mebibytes conversion

Note: Above conversion to MiB is base 2 binary units. If you want to use base 10 (decimal unit) use Mebibits to Megabytes (Mib to MB) (which results to 0.131072 MB). See the difference between decimal (Metric) and binary prefixes

Mebibits to Mebibytes conversion table

Mebibits (Mib)Mebibytes (MiB)
00
10.125
20.25
30.375
40.5
50.625
60.75
70.875
81
91.125
101.25
202.5
303.75
405
506.25
607.5
708.75
8010
9011.25
10012.5
1000125

How to convert mebibits to mebibytes?

To convert Mebibits (Mib) to Mebibytes (MiB), it's essential to understand that both are units in the binary system (base 2).

1 Mebibit = 1 MiB * 8 bits

Conversion from Mebibits to Mebibytes:

Since 1 byte = 8 bits, you can convert from bits to bytes by dividing by 8.

1 Mebibit (Mib) = 1 Mib×220 bits8 bits per byte\frac{1 \text{ Mib} \times 2^{20} \text{ bits}}{8 \text{ bits per byte}} = 220 bits8 bits per byte\frac{2^{20} \text{ bits}}{8 \text{ bits per byte}} = 2^{17} bytes = 128 Mebibytes (MiB)

In simpler terms:

  • 1 Mebibit (Mib) = 1 Mib8\frac{1 \text{ Mib}}{8} Mebibytes (MiB)
  • 1 Mebibit (Mib) = 0.125 Mebibytes (MiB)

Base 2 and Base 10:

When converting Mebibits to Mebibytes, since both Mebibit and Mebibyte are defined in base 2 (binary), we directly divide by 8 and base 10 considerations are not necessary here.

If we were talking about Megabits (Mb) and Megabytes (MB), based on base 10, it would be different.

Real-world Examples of Mebibits:

  1. Network Speed

    • A residential internet plan may advertise speeds of 25 Mib per second.
    • Converting this to Mebibytes: 25 Mib/s * 0.125 = 3.125 MiB/s.
  2. File Size for Downloads

    • If a file is 512 Mib in size, it is equivalent to: 512 Mib * 0.125 = 64 MiB.
  3. Storage and Memory

    • A data stream might be using 1024 Mib of bandwidth.
    • Converting this to Mebibytes: 1024 Mib * 0.125 = 128 MiB.

By understanding these conversions, we can better appreciate the differences between information that's often provided in bits for bandwidth and bytes for storage, helping us in making more informed decisions regarding digital information.

See below section for step by step unit conversion with formulas and explanations. Please refer to the table below for a list of all the Mebibytes to other unit conversions.

What is mebibits?

A unit of measurement for digital information!

Mebibit (MiB) is a unit of digital information that represents 1,048,576 bits (or 1,024 kilobits). It's often used to express the capacity or size of computer memory, storage devices, and digital files.

To put it in perspective:

  • 1 bit = basic unit of binary data
  • 1 kilobit (kb) = 1,000 bits
  • 1 mebibit (MiB) = 1,048,576 bits (or 1024 kb)

Mebibits are often used alongside other units like megabytes (MB), gigabytes (GB), and terabytes (TB).

What is mebibytes?

A "mebibyte" (MiB) is a unit of digital information or computer storage. It's part of the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) 80000 binary prefixes, which were adopted to provide a standardized way of expressing large quantities.

One mebibyte is equal to:

1 MiB = 1024 kilobytes (KB) = 1024 x 1024 bytes = 1,048,576 bytes

To put it in perspective, here are some common units and their equivalents:

  • Kilobyte (KB) = 1,024 bytes
  • Megabyte (MB) = 1,024 kilobytes (or 1,048,576 bytes)
  • Gibibyte (GiB) = 1024 mebibytes (MiB)
  • Terabibyte (TiB) = 1024 gibibytes (GiB)

The use of "mebibyte" instead of "megabyte" avoids confusion with the decimal megabyte, which is equal to 1 million bytes. The binary prefixes, such as ki- and Mi-, help ensure that we're discussing storage in base 2 (binary) units, rather than base 10 (decimal).

Complete Mebibits conversion table

Enter # of Mebibits
Convert 1 Mib to other unitsResult
Mebibits to Bits (Mib to b)1048576
Mebibits to Kilobits (Mib to Kb)1048.576
Mebibits to Kibibits (Mib to Kib)1024
Mebibits to Megabits (Mib to Mb)1.048576
Mebibits to Gigabits (Mib to Gb)0.001048576
Mebibits to Gibibits (Mib to Gib)0.0009765625
Mebibits to Terabits (Mib to Tb)0.000001048576
Mebibits to Tebibits (Mib to Tib)9.5367431640625e-7
Mebibits to Bytes (Mib to B)131072
Mebibits to Kilobytes (Mib to KB)131.072
Mebibits to Kibibytes (Mib to KiB)128
Mebibits to Megabytes (Mib to MB)0.131072
Mebibits to Mebibytes (Mib to MiB)0.125
Mebibits to Gigabytes (Mib to GB)0.000131072
Mebibits to Gibibytes (Mib to GiB)0.0001220703125
Mebibits to Terabytes (Mib to TB)1.31072e-7
Mebibits to Tebibytes (Mib to TiB)1.1920928955078e-7