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Megabits to Bytes conversion

Megabits to Bytes conversion table

Megabits (Mb)Bytes (B)
00
1125000
2250000
3375000
4500000
5625000
6750000
7875000
81000000
91125000
101250000
202500000
303750000
405000000
506250000
607500000
708750000
8010000000
9011250000
10012500000
1000125000000

How to convert megabits to bytes?

Certainly! Here's how you can convert Megabits to Bytes, both in base 10 and base 2 systems:

Base 10 (Decimal System)

1 Megabit (Mb) = 1 million bits = 1,000,000 bits

Since 1 Byte = 8 bits: 1 Megabit (Mb)=1,000,000 bits×1 Byte8 bits=125,000 Bytes1 \text{ Megabit (Mb)} = 1,000,000 \text{ bits} \times \frac{1 \text{ Byte}}{8 \text{ bits}} = 125,000 \text{ Bytes}

Base 2 (Binary System)

In the binary system, 1 Megabit (Mb) is typically defined as 2^20 bits: 1 Megabit (Mb) = 2^20 bits = 1,048,576 bits

Using the same conversion of bits to Bytes: 1 Megabit (Mb)=1,048,576 bits×1 Byte8 bits=131,072 Bytes1 \text{ Megabit (Mb)} = 1,048,576 \text{ bits} \times \frac{1 \text{ Byte}}{8 \text{ bits}} = 131,072 \text{ Bytes}

Real-world Examples for Other Quantities of Megabits

Here are some conversions for different quantities of Megabits:

  1. 5 Megabits:

    • Base 10: 5 Megabits=5×1,000,000 bits=5,000,000 bits 5 \text{ Megabits} = 5 \times 1,000,000 \text{ bits} = 5,000,000 \text{ bits} 5,000,000 bits×1 Byte8 bits=625,000 Bytes 5,000,000 \text{ bits} \times \frac{1 \text{ Byte}}{8 \text{ bits}} = 625,000 \text{ Bytes}

    • Base 2: 5 Megabits=5×1,048,576 bits=5,242,880 bits 5 \text{ Megabits} = 5 \times 1,048,576 \text{ bits} = 5,242,880 \text{ bits} 5,242,880 bits×1 Byte8 bits=655,360 Bytes 5,242,880 \text{ bits} \times \frac{1 \text{ Byte}}{8 \text{ bits}} = 655,360 \text{ Bytes}

  2. 10 Megabits:

    • Base 10: 10 Megabits=10×1,000,000 bits=10,000,000 bits 10 \text{ Megabits} = 10 \times 1,000,000 \text{ bits} = 10,000,000 \text{ bits} 10,000,000 bits×1 Byte8 bits=1,250,000 Bytes 10,000,000 \text{ bits} \times \frac{1 \text{ Byte}}{8 \text{ bits}} = 1,250,000 \text{ Bytes}

    • Base 2: 10 Megabits=10×1,048,576 bits=10,485,760 bits 10 \text{ Megabits} = 10 \times 1,048,576 \text{ bits} = 10,485,760 \text{ bits} 10,485,760 bits×1 Byte8 bits=1,310,720 Bytes 10,485,760 \text{ bits} \times \frac{1 \text{ Byte}}{8 \text{ bits}} = 1,310,720 \text{ Bytes}

  3. 100 Megabits:

    • Base 10: 100 Megabits=100×1,000,000 bits=100,000,000 bits 100 \text{ Megabits} = 100 \times 1,000,000 \text{ bits} = 100,000,000 \text{ bits} 100,000,000 bits×1 Byte8 bits=12,500,000 Bytes 100,000,000 \text{ bits} \times \frac{1 \text{ Byte}}{8 \text{ bits}} = 12,500,000 \text{ Bytes}

    • Base 2: 100 Megabits=100×1,048,576 bits=104,857,600 bits 100 \text{ Megabits} = 100 \times 1,048,576 \text{ bits} = 104,857,600 \text{ bits} 104,857,600 bits×1 Byte8 bits=13,107,200 Bytes 104,857,600 \text{ bits} \times \frac{1 \text{ Byte}}{8 \text{ bits}} = 13,107,200 \text{ Bytes}

These conversions help understand the differences between the base 10 and base 2 systems commonly used for digital storage and data transfer measurements.

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 Bytes to other unit conversions.

What is megabits?

Megabits (Mb) is a unit of measurement used to express digital data, particularly in the context of internet connectivity and digital communication.

In simple terms, a megabit is a large amount of binary information that can be transmitted or stored digitally. Here's how it breaks down:

  • 1 bit = 0 or 1 (a single binary digit)
  • 1 kilobit (kb) = 1,000 bits
  • 1 megabit (Mb) = 1,000 kilobits (kb) = 1,000,000 bits

To put it in perspective, here are some examples of data sizes:

  • A typical image on your phone might be around 2-5 megabits ( Mb)
  • An hour-long movie at low quality could be around 10-20 gigabits (Gb), which is equivalent to tens of thousands of megabits
  • A full-length, high-definition TV show can take up hundreds of gigabytes (GB) or millions of megabits

In internet connectivity, megabits are often used to describe the maximum data transfer rate that a network connection can handle. For example:

  • DSL internet might have speeds ranging from 1-10 megabits per second (Mbps)
  • Cable internet may offer speeds up to 100 Mbps or more
  • Fiber-optic connections can reach speeds of 1 gigabit per second (Gbps), which is equivalent to 1,000 Mbps

In summary, megabits are a measure of digital data and are often used in the context of internet connectivity, storage capacity, and digital communication.

What is a Byte?

Byte is used to measure unit of digital information. In general, byte is equivalent to 8 bits in computers. the symbol for byte is BB (capital b) as Specified in IEC, IEEE and Metric Interchange Format.

For more info take a look at Bits and Bytes definition from Stanford

1 B=8 bites1\,B = 8\,bites

Complete Megabits conversion table

Enter # of Megabits
Convert 1 Mb to other unitsResult
Megabits to Bits (Mb to b)1000000
Megabits to Kilobits (Mb to Kb)1000
Megabits to Kibibits (Mb to Kib)976.5625
Megabits to Mebibits (Mb to Mib)0.9536743164063
Megabits to Gigabits (Mb to Gb)0.001
Megabits to Gibibits (Mb to Gib)0.0009313225746155
Megabits to Terabits (Mb to Tb)0.000001
Megabits to Tebibits (Mb to Tib)9.0949470177293e-7
Megabits to Bytes (Mb to B)125000
Megabits to Kilobytes (Mb to KB)125
Megabits to Kibibytes (Mb to KiB)122.0703125
Megabits to Megabytes (Mb to MB)0.125
Megabits to Mebibytes (Mb to MiB)0.1192092895508
Megabits to Gigabytes (Mb to GB)0.000125
Megabits to Gibibytes (Mb to GiB)0.0001164153218269
Megabits to Terabytes (Mb to TB)1.25e-7
Megabits to Tebibytes (Mb to TiB)1.1368683772162e-7

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