Convert megabyte to byte
megabyte
Definition: A megabyte (symbol: MB) is equal to 106 bytes (10002 bytes), where a byte is a unit of digital information that consists of eight bits (binary digits).
History/origin: The megabyte is based on the byte, which is derived from the bit, and is a unit that makes use of SI (International System of Units) prefixes. The prefix "mega" can be ambiguous; the SI use of "mega" would indicate that a megabyte is 1,000,000 bytes, or 10002 bytes, but a base of 1024 (rather than 1000) is also used in information technology as a convenient way to express byte multiples as powers of 2. In 1998, the International Electrotechnical Commission attempted to address this by defining new prefixes to indicate a base of 1024 rather than 1000. Rather than using the prefix "mega," within this system of prefixes, 10242 is referred to as a mebibyte.
Current use: Megabytes are widely used in data storage for file sizes (documents, photos, videos, etc.) as well as for storage devices such as flash drives or, in the past, floppy disks. Today however, storage devices are typically larger, often involving either gigabytes (10003 bytes) or terabytes (10004) of data.
byte
Definition: Byte is a measure of digital information or storage capacity. For conversion purposes, its value is 8 times the reference unit, bit.
megabyte to byte Conversion Table
| megabyte [MB] | byte [B] |
|---|---|
| 0.01 megabyte | 10486 byte |
| 0.10 megabyte | 104858 byte |
| 1 megabyte | 1048576 byte |
| 2 megabyte | 2097152 byte |
| 3 megabyte | 3145728 byte |
| 5 megabyte | 5242880 byte |
| 10 megabyte | 10485760 byte |
| 20 megabyte | 20971520 byte |
| 50 megabyte | 52428800 byte |
| 100 megabyte | 104857600 byte |
| 1000 megabyte | 1048576000 byte |
How to Convert megabyte to byte
1 megabyte = 1048576 byte
1 byte = 0.000001 megabyte
Example
Convert 15 megabyte to byte:
15 megabyte = 15 × 1048576 byte = 15728640 byte
