At One Place

1 kB to MB

1 kilobyte in megabytes
1 kB = 0.001 MB
MB = kB × 0.001

1 kilobyte is 0.001 megabytes. To get there, multiply by 0.001.

Values either side

Kilobytes near 1, converted to megabytes.
Kilobytes Megabytes
0.5 kB 0.0005
1 kB ← 0.001
1.5 kB 0.0015
2 kB 0.002
2.5 kB 0.0025
3 kB 0.003

How the conversion works

The relationship is MB = kB × 0.001. Both units measure data, so the conversion is a fixed factor that never changes.

Kilobyte: Decimal: 1,000 bytes.

Megabyte: Decimal: 1,000,000 bytes.

Common questions

What is 1 kB in megabytes?
1 kB is 0.001 MB.
How do you convert kilobytes to megabytes?
Multiply by 0.001.

Related pages

Sources

  1. Guide for the Use of the International System of Units (SP 811) — NIST (Public domain (US Government))
  2. The International System of Units (SI Brochure) — Bureau International des Poids et Mesures
  3. Calculated on this page — At One Place

How these figures are compiled and checked