SI PREFIXES

 
1 e 18
exa
E
 
1018
1,000,000,000,000,000,000
one quintillion
 
1 e 15
peta
P
 
1015
1,000,000,000,000,000
one quadrillion
 
1 e 12
tera
T
 
1012
1,000,000,000,000
one trillion
 
1 e 9
giga
G
 
109
1,000,000,000
one billion (see note)
 
1 e 6
mega
M
 
106
1,000,000
one million
 
1 e 3
kilo
K
 
103
1,000
one thousand
 
1 e 2
hecto
h
 
102
100
one hundred
 
1 e 1
deka
da
 
101
10
ten
 
1 e -1
deci
d
 
10-1
0.1
one-tenth
 
1 e -2
centi
c
 
10-2
0.01
one-hundredth
 
1 e -3
milli
m
 
10-3
0.001
one-thousandth
 
1 e -6
micro
 
 
10-6
0.000 001
one-millionth
 
1 e -9
nano
n
 
10-9
0.000 000 001
one-billionth
 
1 e -12
pico
p
 
10-12
0.000 000 000 001
one-trillionth
 
1 e -15
femto
f
 
10-15
0.000 000 000 000 001
one-quadrillionth
 
1 e -18
atto
a
 
10-18
0.000 000 000 000 000 001
one-quintillionth

 

US Billion = 109, UK Billion = 1012