Kilobytes to Megabytes Converter

How to convert kilobytes to megabytes

megabytes = kilobytes ÷ 1,000

1 kilobyte is 1,000 bytes (SI prefix kilo). 1 megabyte is 1,000,000 bytes (SI prefix mega). 1 kibibyte is 1,024 bytes (2¹⁰).

The factor is exact in both directions: 1 kB = 0.001 MB and 1 MB = 1,000 kB. Nothing is rounded until you choose how many decimals to show.

Worked example: 2,048 kB

1. Start with the value in kilobytes: 2,048 kB.
2. Divide by 1,000, because 1 megabyte = 1,000 kilobytes: 2,048 ÷ 1,000 = 2.048 MB.

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Kilobytes from 100 to 10,000 converted to megabytes with the exact factor, shown to five significant digits.

Kilobytes to megabytes, part 1 of 4

kB	MB
100	0.1
200	0.2
300	0.3
400	0.4
500	0.5
600	0.6
700	0.7
800	0.8
900	0.9
1,000	1
1,100	1.1
1,200	1.2
1,300	1.3
1,400	1.4
1,500	1.5
1,600	1.6
1,700	1.7
1,800	1.8
1,900	1.9
2,000	2
2,100	2.1
2,200	2.2
2,300	2.3
2,400	2.4
2,500	2.5

Kilobytes to megabytes, part 2 of 4

kB	MB
2,600	2.6
2,700	2.7
2,800	2.8
2,900	2.9
3,000	3
3,100	3.1
3,200	3.2
3,300	3.3
3,400	3.4
3,500	3.5
3,600	3.6
3,700	3.7
3,800	3.8
3,900	3.9
4,000	4
4,100	4.1
4,200	4.2
4,300	4.3
4,400	4.4
4,500	4.5
4,600	4.6
4,700	4.7
4,800	4.8
4,900	4.9
5,000	5

Kilobytes to megabytes, part 3 of 4

kB	MB
5,100	5.1
5,200	5.2
5,300	5.3
5,400	5.4
5,500	5.5
5,600	5.6
5,700	5.7
5,800	5.8
5,900	5.9
6,000	6
6,100	6.1
6,200	6.2
6,300	6.3
6,400	6.4
6,500	6.5
6,600	6.6
6,700	6.7
6,800	6.8
6,900	6.9
7,000	7
7,100	7.1
7,200	7.2
7,300	7.3
7,400	7.4
7,500	7.5

Kilobytes to megabytes, part 4 of 4

kB	MB
7,600	7.6
7,700	7.7
7,800	7.8
7,900	7.9
8,000	8
8,100	8.1
8,200	8.2
8,300	8.3
8,400	8.4
8,500	8.5
8,600	8.6
8,700	8.7
8,800	8.8
8,900	8.9
9,000	9
9,100	9.1
9,200	9.2
9,300	9.3
9,400	9.4
9,500	9.5
9,600	9.6
9,700	9.7
9,800	9.8
9,900	9.9
10,000	10

megabytes = kilobytes ÷ 1,000. Factors: BIPM SI Brochure, NIST binary prefixes. unitcheck.net/digital/kilobytes-to-megabytes/

1,000 or 1,024?

In the SI, kilo, mega and giga always mean 1,000, 1,000,000 and 1,000,000,000, so 1 MB is 1,000 kB. This is how storage devices are labelled. Computer memory is usually counted in steps of 1,024 instead. The IEC gave those units their own names in 1998: kibibyte (KiB, 1,024 bytes), mebibyte (MiB, 1,048,576 bytes) and gibibyte (GiB, 1,073,741,824 bytes).

Many programs still write “KB”, “MB” and “GB” when they mean the binary units. If a size on your screen does not match the decimal result, switch the converter to binary. The difference is 2.4% per step: 1 GiB is 1.073741824 GB.

Going the other way? Use the Megabytes to Kilobytes converter.