About megabytes and kilobytes
A megabyte (MB) is 1,024 kilobytes in this converter. It is a common unit for photos, songs and documents.
A kilobyte (KB) is 1,024 bytes in this converter, which follows the binary convention used by most operating systems.
How the conversion works
Converts megabytes to kilobytes, and back again. Type a value in either box and the other one updates as you type. The conversion uses 1 megabyte = 1,024 kilobytes.
Megabyte to Kilobyte conversion table
| megabytes | kilobytes |
|---|---|
| 1 megabyte | 1,024 kilobytes |
| 2 megabytes | 2,048 kilobytes |
| 5 megabytes | 5,120 kilobytes |
| 10 megabytes | 10,240 kilobytes |
| 25 megabytes | 25,600 kilobytes |
| 50 megabytes | 51,200 kilobytes |
| 100 megabytes | 102,400 kilobytes |
| 1,000 megabytes | 1,024,000 kilobytes |
How to use it
- Enter a value in megabytes to see it in kilobytes, or type in the other box to convert the opposite way.
- Check the quick conversion table below for common values.
- To convert by hand, multiply the number of megabytes by 1,024.
Did you know?
- A three-minute song in standard MP3 quality is usually around 3 to 5 megabytes.
- In 1998 the IEC introduced the name kibibyte (KiB) for 1,024 bytes, so that kilobyte could mean exactly 1,000.