Metric Prefixes

T

Tera

- Factor bigger than 1,000,000,000,000

- Scientific Notation: 10 (12)

- Example: 1,000,000,000,000g= 1Tg

G

Giga

- Factor bigger than 1,000,000,000

- Scientific Notation: 10 (9)

- Example: 1,000,000,000g= 1Gg

M

Mega

- Factor bigger than 1,000,000

- Scientific Notation: 10 (6)

- Example: 1,000,000g= 1Mg

k

Kilo

- Factor bigger than 1,000

- Scientific Notation: 10 (3)

- Example: 1,000= 1kg

h

Hecto

- Factor bigger than 100

- Scientific Notation: 10 (2)

- Example: 100g= 1hg

D

Deka

- Factor bigger than 10

- Scientific Notation: 10 (1)

- Example: 10g= 1Dg

d

Deci

- Factor smaller than 0.1

- Scientific Notation: 10 (-1)

- Example: 1dg= 0.1g OR 10dg= 1g

c

Centi

- Factor smaller than 0.01

- Scientific Notation: 10 (-2)

- Example: 1cg= 0.01g OR 100cg= 1g

m

Milli

- Factor smaller than 0.001

- Scientific Notation: 10 (-3)

- Example: 1mg= 0.001g OR 1,000mg= 1g

µ

Micro

- Factor smaller than 0.000001

- Scientific Notation: 10 (-6)

- Example: 1µg= 0.000001g OR 1,000,000µg= 1g

n

Nano

- Factor smaller than 0.000000001

- Scientific Notation: 10 (-9)

- Example: 1ng= 0.000000001g OR 1,000,000,000ng= 1g

p

Pico

- Factor smaller than 0.000000000001

- Scientific Notation: 10 (-12)

- Example: 1pg= 0.000000000001g OR 1,000,000,000,000pg= 1g