Prefixes used in the Metric system

Metric System Prefixes

• giga (G): $10^9$

• mega (M): $10^6$

• kilo (k): $10^3$

• hecto (h): $10^2$

• deka (da): $10^1$

• meter (m): $10^0$

• deci (d): $10^{-1}$

• centi (c): $10^{-2}$

• milli (m): $10^{-3}$

• micro (μ): $10^{-6}$

• nano (n): $10^{-9}$

Example Conversions (Meters)

• 1 gigameter (Gm) = $1 \times 10^9$ meters

• 1 megameter (Mm) = $1 \times 10^6$ meters

• 1 kilometer (km) = $1 \times 10^3$ meters

• 1 hectometer (hm) = $1 \times 10^2$ meters

• 1 dekameter (dam) = $1 \times 10^1$ meters

• 1 meter (m) = $1 \times 10^0$ meters

• 1 decimeter (dm) = $1 \times 10^{-1}$ meters

• 1 centimeter (cm) = $1 \times 10^{-2}$ meters

• 1 millimeter (mm) = $1 \times 10^{-3}$ meters

• 1 micrometer (μm) = $1 \times 10^{-6}$ meters

• 1 nanometer (nm) = $1 \times 10^{-9}$ meters