Megabytes to kilobytes
1 megabyte in kilobytes
1 MB = 1,000 kB
kB = MB × 1,000
To convert megabytes to kilobytes, multiply by 1,000. The table below gives the values people look up most often, and the converter works for any number.
Megabytes to kilobytes table
| Megabytes | Kilobytes |
|---|---|
| 1 MB | 1,000 |
| 2 MB | 2,000 |
| 3 MB | 3,000 |
| 4 MB | 4,000 |
| 5 MB | 5,000 |
| 10 MB | 10,000 |
| 15 MB | 15,000 |
| 20 MB | 20,000 |
| 25 MB | 25,000 |
| 30 MB | 30,000 |
| 40 MB | 40,000 |
| 50 MB | 50,000 |
| 75 MB | 75,000 |
| 100 MB | 100,000 |
| 250 MB | 250,000 |
| 500 MB | 500,000 |
| 1,000 MB | 1,000,000 |
How the conversion works
The relationship is kB = MB × 1,000. Both units measure data, so the conversion is a fixed factor that never changes.
Megabyte: Decimal: 1,000,000 bytes.
Kilobyte: Decimal: 1,000 bytes.
Common questions
- How many kilobytes are in one megabyte?
- One megabyte equals 1,000 kilobytes. kB = MB × 1,000.
- How do you convert megabytes to kilobytes?
- Use kB = MB × 1,000. So 10 MB is 10,000 kB.
- How many megabytes are in one kilobyte?
- One kilobyte equals 0.001 megabytes, which is the reverse of the conversion above.
- Is there more than one kind of megabyte?
- Decimal: 1,000,000 bytes. Decimal: 1,000 bytes.
Related pages
Sources
- Guide for the Use of the International System of Units (SP 811) — NIST (Public domain (US Government))
- The International System of Units (SI Brochure) — Bureau International des Poids et Mesures
- Calculated on this page — At One Place