Megabyte to Kilobyte Converter
MB
KB
1. 1 MB × 1048576 = 1048576 b
2. 1048576 b ÷ 1024 = 1024 KB
2. 1048576 b ÷ 1024 = 1024 KB
Unit Information
Megabyte (MB)
The megabyte is a multiple of the unit byte for digital information, used to quantify computer memory or storage capacity.
1 MB = 1024 KB1 MB = 1,048,576 bytes1 MB = 8,388,608 bits
Kilobyte (KB)
The kilobyte is a multiple of the unit byte for digital information. One kilobyte is equal to 1,024 bytes.
1 KB = 0.001 MB1 KB = 1024 bytes1 KB = 8192 bits
Common Applications
Megabyte
- File sizes
- Memory capacity
- Download speeds
- Storage devices
Kilobyte
- Small file sizes
- Text documents
- Network packets
- Cache memory
Examples
- A text document might be 100 KB (0.1 MB)
- A photo might be 2 MB (2048 KB)
- A song might be 5 MB (5120 KB)
- A small video might be 100 MB (102,400 KB)
Visual Comparison
1 MB = 1024 KB
1 KB