Megabit/s to Kilobit/s (Megabit/s to Kilobit/s)
Result
1,000 Kilobit/s
Formula
Kilobit/s = Megabit/s × 1,000
1 Megabit/s = 1,000 Kilobit/s, and 1 Kilobit/s = 0.001 Megabit/s.
Storage here uses binary multiples (1 KB = 1,024 bytes, 1 MB = 1,024² bytes), the convention most operating systems use. The IEC names for these are kibibyte (KiB), mebibyte (MiB) and so on. Bandwidth uses decimal SI prefixes (1 Mbit/s = 1,000,000 bit/s).
Worked examples
- 1 Megabit/s × 1,000 = 1,000 Kilobit/s
- 10 Megabit/s × 1,000 = 10,000 Kilobit/s
- 100 Megabit/s × 1,000 = 100,000 Kilobit/s
Common mistakes
- Drive manufacturers use decimal units: a "1 TB" drive holds 10¹² bytes, which an operating system shows as about 931 GB (binary).
- Bits are not bytes: a 100 Mbit/s connection downloads at most 12.5 MB per second (divide by 8), before protocol overhead.
Megabit/s to Kilobit/s table
| Megabit/s (Megabit/s) | Kilobit/s (Kilobit/s) |
|---|---|
| 1 | 1,000 |
| 2 | 2,000 |
| 5 | 5,000 |
| 10 | 10,000 |
| 20 | 20,000 |
| 50 | 50,000 |
| 100 | 100,000 |
| 1,000 | 1,000,000 |
The units
- Megabit/s (Megabit/s)
- 1 Megabit/s = 1,000,000 Bit/s.
- Kilobit/s (Kilobit/s)
- 1 Kilobit/s = 1,000 Bit/s.
Sources for these factors
- Prefixes for binary multiples — NIST
- The International System of Units (SI Brochure), 9th edition — BIPM
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