Convert MB to KB

One megabyte equals 1,000 kilobytes. To convert any number of megabytes to kilobytes, multiply by 1,000.

The converter above works in both directions and updates as you type. Below you will find the formula, a worked example and a reference table of common values.

Data conversions carry two ambiguities at once. Bits and bytes differ by a factor of eight, and network speeds are quoted in bits while file sizes are quoted in bytes — so a connection and a download will always report numbers that look inconsistent. On top of that, the same prefix means 1,000 to a drive manufacturer and 1,024 to an operating system, which is why advertised capacity and reported capacity never match. Neither is an error; they are different conventions wearing the same name.

MB to KB formula

To go the other way, use megabyte = kilobyte ÷ 1,000.

About these units

A megabyte is 10⁶ bytes decimal or 2²⁰ binary. The gap is about 5%, which is why file sizes and download counters rarely agree exactly.

A kilobyte is 1,000 bytes in the decimal convention and 1,024 in the binary one. The IEC introduced the kibibyte in 1998 to settle the ambiguity; adoption remains partial.

Megabyte is also written megabytes, mbs, megs and meg. Kilobyte is also written kilobytes, kbs and k.

Sources

1. IEC 80000-13:2008, Quantities and units — Part 13: Information science and technology — the decimal byte prefixes and the binary kibibyte series.