Convert Centi to Pico

Centi (c) to Pico (p) SI prefix conversion — enter any value below to get an instant result, or use the table for common values.

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Value

From

Result

1 c = 1E+10 p

1 Centi = 1E+10 Pico

1 Pico = 1E-10 Centi

1 c in every supported prefix

Conversion chart: Centi to Pico

Conversion table

Centi (c)	Pico (p)
0.01 c	1E+08 p
0.1 c	1E+09 p
1 c	1E+10 p
2 c	2E+10 p
3 c	3E+10 p
5 c	5E+10 p
10 c	1E+11 p
20 c	2E+11 p
50 c	5E+11 p
100 c	1E+12 p
1000 c	1E+13 p

Centi (c)

Definition: An SI prefix denoting a factor of 10⁻² — one hundredth of the base unit.

History: One of the original six metric prefixes adopted in France in 1795, from the Latin 'centum' (hundred).

Current use: Extremely common in everyday measurement — centimeters for length and centiliters for small liquid volumes are used worldwide.

Pico (p)

Definition: An SI prefix denoting a factor of 10⁻¹² — one trillionth of the base unit.

History: Adopted by the CGPM in 1960 alongside nano-, extending the SI's small-scale prefixes as electronics and physics needed to describe ever-tinier quantities.

Current use: Common in electronics (picofarads for small capacitors) and in describing extremely short time intervals (picoseconds) in laser and telecommunications research.

Supported Units

Prefix	Symbol	Multiplier (× base)
Yotta	Y	1E+24
Zetta	Z	1E+21
Exa	E	1E+18
Peta	P	1E+15
Tera	T	1E+12
Giga	G	1E+09
Mega	M	1000000
Kilo	k	1000
Hecto	h	100
Deka	da	10
None (base unit)	—	1
Deci	d	0.1
Centi	c	0.01
Milli	m	0.001
Micro	µ	1E-06
Nano	n	1E-09
Pico	p	1E-12
Femto	f	1E-15
Atto	a	1E-18
Zepto	z	1E-21
Yocto	y	1E-24

About These Parameters

Value: The number of "From" prefix units you want to re-express in the "To" prefix. Since prefixes are just multiplier scales, this value can represent anything from a physical quantity's leading digits to a plain abstract number.
From Unit: The SI prefix your value is currently scaled by — for example, the "kilo" in "kilogram" or the "nano" in "nanosecond," entered here without the base unit attached.
To Unit: The SI prefix you want the value re-expressed in. Use the swap button to flip From and To instantly, handy when converting a datasheet figure from one prefix scale to another.

How Prefix Conversion Works

The Formula

Every SI prefix is defined by a fixed power-of-ten multiplier relative to the unprefixed base value. To convert a value from one prefix scale to another:

result = value × (multiplier of "From" prefix ÷ multiplier of "To" prefix)

For Centi → Pico: multiply by 1E+10. For example, 1 c × 1E+10 = 1E+10 p.

A History of Powers of Ten

The original six metric prefixes — kilo, hecto, deka, deci, centi, milli — were adopted by the French Academy of Sciences in 1795 alongside the metric system itself. As science and industry needed to describe ever-larger and ever-smaller quantities, the CGPM (Conférence Générale des Poids et Mesures) extended the table repeatedly: mega and micro in 1960 when the modern SI was formalized, giga and nano the same year, tera and pico following soon after, then peta/femto (1975), exa/atto (1975), and finally zetta/zepto and yotta/yocto in 1991 — the classical range covered on this page. In 2022 the CGPM went further still, adding ronna/ronto and quetta/quecto to keep pace with data-storage and astrophysical quantities that had begun to outgrow even yotta.

Why a Prefix-Only Converter Is Useful

Every other unit converter on this site attaches these same prefixes to one specific base unit — grams, watts, bytes, farads — because that's how the prefix is actually used in practice. But the underlying math of "how much bigger is giga than mega" never changes no matter which unit it's modifying, so it's often faster to reason about the prefix scale on its own: quickly checking that a "giga" figure is a billion and not a million, or converting a "nano" measurement from one datasheet into the "micro" scale used by a different one, without needing to know or care what physical quantity either figure describes.

Example

1 c equals 1E+10 p. Whatever base unit these prefixes are actually attached to — grams, bytes, watts, seconds — the same multiplier ratio applies: 1 kilo- is always 1,000 times 1 (unprefixed), and 1 mega- is always 1,000 times 1 kilo-, regardless of the quantity being measured.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many Pico are in 1 Centi?

1 Centi (c) equals exactly 1E+10 Pico (p).

Is giga a billion or a million?

Giga is always a billion (10⁹) times the base unit — a common point of confusion is with "mega," which is a million (10⁶). The two are frequently mixed up in casual conversation about data storage and computing speed, which is exactly the kind of mistake this converter is designed to catch.

Does this converter work for any unit, like grams or bytes?

Yes — this converter deliberately ignores the underlying unit and works purely with the multiplier scale. "1 kilo- to mega-" gives the same ratio (0.001) whether you mentally attach it to grams, watts, bytes, or any other quantity, because the prefix's multiplier is independent of what it's modifying.

What does "None (base unit)" mean in the unit list?

"None (base unit)" represents a value with no prefix attached at all — a plain gram, meter, or watt rather than a kilogram, kilometer, or milliwatt. It's included so you can convert directly between an unprefixed value and any prefixed scale, such as figuring out how many kilo- units equal one plain (unprefixed) unit.

Are ronna, ronto, quetta, and quecto included here?

Not yet — this page covers the classical SI prefix range from yotta (10²⁴) down to yocto (10⁻²⁴), which was complete from 1991 until 2022. The newer 2022 additions (ronna/ronna-, quetta/quecto) sit beyond even yotta and yocto and aren't included in this table.

Convert Centi to Other Prefixes

Possible Prefix Conversions

Kilo to Exa Yocto to Milli Deci to Mega None (base unit) to Kilo Deci to Centi Deci to Zetta Yotta to Hecto Nano to Deci Zetta to Giga Femto to Yotta Zetta to Yotta Yotta to Kilo None (base unit) to Femto Deci to Kilo Mega to Deci Milli to Mega Deka to Deci Pico to Mega Nano to Micro Exa to Tera Zetta to Yocto Atto to Tera Micro to Pico Micro to Exa Milli to Yotta Milli to Yocto Kilo to Centi Nano to None (base unit) Milli to Peta Tera to Peta Tera to None (base unit) Deci to Zepto Exa to Deci Pico to Micro Atto to Nano Pico to None (base unit) Kilo to Nano Exa to Kilo Giga to Zetta None (base unit) to Giga Milli to Hecto Deci to Yocto Nano to Giga Giga to Kilo Nano to Exa Pico to Kilo None (base unit) to Atto Pico to Yocto Femto to Giga Zepto to Zetta Yotta to None (base unit) Pico to Deci Zepto to Kilo Hecto to Femto Kilo to Tera Kilo to Zetta Exa to Peta Deka to Exa Micro to Giga Yocto to Centi Zetta to Micro Peta to None (base unit) Zepto to Atto Milli to Deka Femto to Peta Centi to Milli Hecto to Pico Tera to Giga None (base unit) to Milli Hecto to Tera Femto to Deka Kilo to Yotta Milli to Tera Giga to Zepto Deka to Yotta Yocto to Hecto Hecto to Yotta Tera to Atto Pico to Tera Micro to Yocto Yotta to Micro Nano to Pico Hecto to Zetta Zetta to Nano None (base unit) to Peta Yocto to Femto Giga to Nano Zepto to Deci Tera to Centi Pico to Nano Zepto to Giga Femto to Mega Mega to Femto None (base unit) to Micro Kilo to Pico Femto to None (base unit) Kilo to Hecto Mega to Tera Peta to Yotta Yotta to Peta Pico to Zetta Yocto to Nano Deci to Hecto Femto to Nano Mega to None (base unit) Zetta to Centi Yotta to Nano Mega to Zetta Mega to Centi Zepto to Hecto Atto to Peta Zetta to Kilo Atto to Milli Pico to Exa None (base unit) to Yocto Nano to Atto Nano to Tera Yotta to Mega Nano to Deka Atto to Yocto Deka to Giga Pico to Yotta Deci to Deka Pico to Giga Milli to Pico Deci to Nano Yocto to Peta Deci to Micro Giga to Yocto Deka to Mega Micro to Hecto Tera to Pico Peta to Atto Centi to None (base unit) Hecto to Centi Giga to Femto Zepto to Yocto Mega to Deka Deka to Centi Tera to Zetta Deci to None (base unit) Tera to Mega Hecto to Nano Exa to Giga Zetta to Tera None (base unit) to Yotta Peta to Kilo Zepto to Femto Mega to Kilo Peta to Tera Kilo to Atto Micro to Milli Kilo to Mega Nano to Femto Hecto to Micro Mega to Peta Peta to Nano Hecto to Deci Nano to Peta Peta to Milli Milli to Zepto Yocto to Kilo Atto to Pico Zetta to Pico Micro to Deka Mega to Exa Milli to Nano Exa to Yotta Deka to Pico Yotta to Centi Yocto to Giga None (base unit) to Zetta Zepto to Mega Kilo to Peta Kilo to None (base unit) Deka to Zepto Milli to Femto Atto to Micro Tera to Yocto Mega to Milli Atto to Hecto Deci to Milli Kilo to Deci Exa to Yocto Peta to Zepto Zepto to None (base unit) Micro to Yotta Deka to Zetta Zetta to Peta Femto to Micro Zetta to Deci Deka to Femto Yotta to Zepto Mega to Pico Zetta to Milli None (base unit) to Nano Zetta to Zepto Centi to Yotta Milli to Zetta Micro to Tera Hecto to Kilo Micro to Atto Giga to Centi Micro to None (base unit) Hecto to Zepto Kilo to Milli Femto to Exa Nano to Zepto Zepto to Tera Mega to Yotta Giga to Exa Mega to Zepto Exa to Zepto Centi to Mega Deka to Milli Pico to Hecto Yotta to Tera Tera to Nano Tera to Micro Deci to Yotta Deci to Pico Centi to Micro Zepto to Centi Kilo to Yocto Tera to Hecto Femto to Atto Femto to Zepto Peta to Pico Deka to Micro Zepto to Nano Tera to Yotta Yocto to Deka Atto to Zepto Tera to Kilo Milli to Micro Femto to Pico Hecto to Exa Micro to Kilo Milli to Atto Deci to Tera Deka to None (base unit) None (base unit) to Centi Femto to Zetta Mega to Nano Exa to Milli Zetta to Hecto Centi to Deka Giga to Milli Mega to Hecto Atto to Deka Tera to Femto Milli to Centi Peta to Deci Deci to Femto Pico to Deka Micro to Centi Peta to Mega Hecto to Yocto Yocto to Zepto Centi to Nano Hecto to Atto Atto to Giga Centi to Zetta Zepto to Pico Giga to Deka Micro to Zetta Deka to Yocto Femto to Tera Yotta to Exa Femto to Milli Deka to Hecto Peta to Deka Milli to Deci Centi to Peta Deka to Tera Peta to Micro Zepto to Milli Giga to Micro Centi to Deci Zetta to Atto Femto to Hecto Hecto to None (base unit) Deka to Nano Milli to Giga Nano to Mega Exa to Pico Centi to Giga Deci to Giga Nano to Hecto Deci to Peta Kilo to Zepto Yotta to Deka Pico to Milli Yocto to Exa Atto to Zetta Mega to Yocto Exa to Centi Zepto to Micro None (base unit) to Tera Tera to Exa Zetta to Mega Centi to Yocto Zepto to Exa Mega to Atto Exa to Nano Nano to Centi Yotta to Atto Centi to Exa Yotta to Femto Micro to Nano Micro to Deci Deci to Atto Giga to Atto Peta to Giga Hecto to Milli Nano to Yotta Giga to Pico Deka to Kilo Yocto to Pico Yocto to Deci Atto to Exa Exa to Deka Hecto to Giga Femto to Centi Centi to Atto Micro to Femto Yotta to Deci Zetta to Femto None (base unit) to Deka Pico to Atto Atto to Kilo Micro to Mega Peta to Exa Tera to Deka None (base unit) to Mega Zepto to Peta Nano to Kilo Exa to Zetta Tera to Milli Mega to Giga Centi to Tera Nano to Zetta Pico to Peta Hecto to Deka Exa to Hecto Yocto to Atto Yotta to Pico Yocto to Zetta Peta to Femto Giga to Mega Deka to Peta Giga to Tera Yocto to Tera Giga to Yotta None (base unit) to Deci Giga to Peta Peta to Centi Atto to Yotta Kilo to Micro Micro to Zepto Milli to Kilo Zepto to Yotta Pico to Femto None (base unit) to Zepto Yocto to Mega Giga to None (base unit) Yocto to Micro Centi to Zepto Atto to Femto Peta to Yocto Mega to Micro Peta to Zetta Yotta to Giga Atto to Deci Femto to Deci Milli to None (base unit) Centi to Femto Yotta to Yocto Pico to Zepto Hecto to Mega Pico to Centi Atto to None (base unit) None (base unit) to Pico Exa to Mega Zetta to Exa Giga to Deci Exa to None (base unit) Atto to Mega Centi to Pico Nano to Yocto Exa to Micro Zepto to Deka Peta to Hecto Kilo to Giga Yotta to Zetta Milli to Exa Yotta to Milli Yocto to None (base unit) Kilo to Deka None (base unit) to Exa Tera to Zepto Deci to Exa Zetta to None (base unit) Hecto to Peta Centi to Hecto Deka to Atto Femto to Yocto Atto to Centi Femto to Kilo Giga to Hecto Zetta to Deka Exa to Femto Exa to Atto Nano to Milli None (base unit) to Hecto Micro to Peta Yocto to Yotta Centi to Kilo Tera to Deci Kilo to Femto