Prefix Names for Powers of 2 and 10
(smallest to largest in orders of magnitude)
Decimal
Binary
Prefix
10
-12
2
-40
pico (p)
10
-9
2
-30
nano (n)
10
-6
2
-20
micro (µ)
10
-3
2
-10
milli (m)
10
0
2
0
10
3
2
10
Kilo (K)
10
6
2
20
Mega (M)
10
9
2
30
Giga (G)
10
12
2
40
Tera (T)
10
15
2
50
Peta (P)
10
18
2
60
Exa (E)
10
21
2
70
Zeta (Z)
10
24
2
80
Yota (Y)