Table that shows Metric prefixes which allows for more convenient ways to express SI base and derived units.
SI Prefixes
PrefixSymbolMeaningMultiply Unit by
gigaGbillion (109)1,00,00,00,000
megaMmillion (106)10,00,000
kilokthousand (103)1000
decidtenth (101)0.1
centichundredth (102)0.01
millimthousandth (103)0.001
microยตmillionth (106)0.000001
nano-nbillionth (109)0.000000001