Ch. 1, Metric Prefix Conversion Factors, using units of meters

1 Terameter

1 x 10¹² meter

1 Tm

=1x10¹² m

1 Gigameter

1 x 10⁹ meter

1 Gm

1 x 10⁹ m

1 Megameter

1 x 10⁶ meter

1 Mm

1 x 10⁶ m

1 kilometer

1 x 10³ meter = 1000 meter

1 km

1 x 10³ m = 1000 m

1 decimeter

1 x 10⁻¹ meter = 0.1 meter

1 dm

1 x 10⁻¹ m = 0.1 m

1 centimeter

1 x 10⁻² meter

1 cm

1 x 10⁻² m

100 cm

1 m

1 millimeter

1 x 10⁻³ meter

1 mm

1 x 10⁻³ m

1000 mm

1 m

1 micrometer

1 x 10⁻⁶ meter

1 µm

1 x 10⁻⁶m

1 nanometer

1 x 10⁻⁹ meter

1 nm

1 x 10⁻⁹ m

1 picometer

1 x 10⁻¹² meter

1 pm

1 x 10⁻¹² m

1 femtometer

1 x 10⁻¹⁵ meter

1 fm

1 x 10⁻¹⁵ m