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Megabytes to Kilobytes conversion

Note: Above conversion to KB is base 10 decimal unit. If you want to use base 2 (binary unit) use Megabytes to Kibibytes (MB to KiB) (which results to 976.5625 KiB). See the difference between decimal (Metric) and binary prefixes

Megabytes to Kilobytes conversion table

Megabytes (MB)	Kilobytes (KB)
0	0
1	1000
2	2000
3	3000
4	4000
5	5000
6	6000
7	7000
8	8000
9	9000
10	10000
20	20000
30	30000
40	40000
50	50000
60	60000
70	70000
80	80000
90	90000
100	100000
1000	1000000

How to convert megabytes to kilobytes?

Sure! Let's start with the conversion of megabytes (MB) to kilobytes (KB).

Base 10 (Decimal)

In the decimal (base 10) system, commonly used in networking and storage devices (like hard drives), the conversion is straightforward: 1 MB = 1,000 KB

So, 1 MB * 1,000 KB/MB = 1,000 KB

Base 2 (Binary)

In the binary (base 2) system, commonly used in computer memory and operating systems, the conversion is slightly different: 1 MB = 1,024 KB

So, 1 MB * 1,024 KB/MB = 1,024 KB

Real-World Examples

1. Downloading a File (e.g., a PDF)

A small PDF document might be around 5 MB:

Decimal: 5 MB * 1,000 KB/MB = 5,000 KB
Binary: 5 MB * 1,024 KB/MB = 5,120 KB

2. Storing Photos

A high-quality photo might be around 8 MB:

Decimal: 8 MB * 1,000 KB/MB = 8,000 KB
Binary: 8 MB * 1,024 KB/MB = 8,192 KB

3. Music Files

An average 3-minute MP3 song might be around 3 MB:

Decimal: 3 MB * 1,000 KB/MB = 3,000 KB
Binary: 3 MB * 1,024 KB/MB = 3,072 KB

4. Software Installations

A small piece of software might be around 50 MB:

Decimal: 50 MB * 1,000 KB/MB = 50,000 KB
Binary: 50 MB * 1,024 KB/MB = 51,200 KB

To summarize, when converting 1 MB to KB:

In Base 10 (Decimal): 1 MB = 1,000 KB
In Base 2 (Binary): 1 MB = 1,024 KB

Hope that helps! Let me know if you have any other questions.

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 Kilobytes to other unit conversions.

What is a Megabyte?

Megabyte, $MB$ , is a unit of digital information. Mega is used as a unit prefix in metrics system. It represent a numerical value $10^6$ or $1,000,000$ . List of SI prefix can be found on Wikipidia.

There are two common ways unit of information is represented. One is in decimal (base 10) form and the other is in power of 2 (binary). $Megabyte$ is referring to the base 10 format, unlike $Mebibit$ which is referring to base 2 format.

1\text{ }Megabyte => 1\text{ } MB\text{ }(shorthand form)

1\text{ }MB = 1,000,000\text{ }byte = 10^6\text{ }bytes

More examples can be found on Stanford's Kilobytes Megabytes Gigabytes Terabytes article

What is a Kilobyte?

Kilobyte, $KB$ , is a unit of digital information. Kilo is used as a unit prefix in metrics system. It represent a numerical value $10^3$ or $1,000$ . List of SI prefix can be found on Wikipidia.

There are two common ways unit of information is represented. One is in decimal (base 10) form and the other is in power of 2 (binary). $Kilobyte$ is referring to the base 10 format, unlike $Kibibyte$ which is referring to base 2 format.

1\,Kilobyte => 1\, KB\,(shorthand form)

1\,KB = 1,000\,byte = 10^3 bytes

More examples can be found on Stanford's Kilobytes Megabytes Kilobytes Terabytes article

Complete Megabytes conversion table

Enter # of Megabytes

Convert 1 MB to other units	Result
Megabytes to Bits (MB to b)	8000000
Megabytes to Kilobits (MB to Kb)	8000
Megabytes to Kibibits (MB to Kib)	7812.5
Megabytes to Megabits (MB to Mb)	8
Megabytes to Mebibits (MB to Mib)	7.62939453125
Megabytes to Gigabits (MB to Gb)	0.008
Megabytes to Gibibits (MB to Gib)	0.007450580596924
Megabytes to Terabits (MB to Tb)	0.000008
Megabytes to Tebibits (MB to Tib)	0.000007275957614183
Megabytes to Bytes (MB to B)	1000000
Megabytes to Kilobytes (MB to KB)	1000
Megabytes to Kibibytes (MB to KiB)	976.5625
Megabytes to Mebibytes (MB to MiB)	0.9536743164063
Megabytes to Gigabytes (MB to GB)	0.001
Megabytes to Gibibytes (MB to GiB)	0.0009313225746155
Megabytes to Terabytes (MB to TB)	0.000001
Megabytes to Tebibytes (MB to TiB)	9.0949470177293e-7

Megabytes to Kilobytes conversion